Tulia Medina

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Tulia Medina
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BornMarch 18, 1983
Cali, Colombia
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo –69 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro –69 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Cartagena –69 kg

Tulia Angela Medina Alcalde (born March 18, 1983 in Cali, Valle del Cauca) is a female weightlifter from Colombia. She won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country. Medina twice represented Colombia at the Summer Olympics: in 2004 and 2008.

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