Yaniuska Espinosa

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Yaniuska Espinosa
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Espinosa at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameYaniuska Isabel Espinosa
NationalityVenezuelan
Born (1986-12-05) 5 December 1986 (age 36)
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight114 kg (251 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s)Women's +75 kg
Coached byJorge Rivero [1]
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto +75 kg
Pan American Weightlifting Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Isla Margarita +75 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Santo Domingo +75 kg
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba +90 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Asunción +87 kg
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Valledupar +87 kg S
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Valledupar +87 kg CJ

Yaniuska Isabel Espinosa (born 5 December 1986) is a Venezuelan weightlifter who competes in the +75 kg division. She won gold medals at the 2014 Pan American Championships and 2015 Pan American Games, and placed seventh at the 2016 Olympics. [1] [2]

Espinosa took up weightlifting aged 13 in Puerto Cabello. She is married to Juan Jose Camacaro and has three sons, Luis Alberto (b. 2007), Luis Eduardo (b. 2007) and Omar Jesus (b. 2008). [1]

She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Yaniuska Isabel Espinosa". nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016.
  2. "Yaniuska Isabel Espinosa". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
  3. Benitez, Karla (5 October 2022). "Guayanesa Yorgelis Salazar y Orluis Aular aportan oro para Venezuela en Asunción 2022". Primicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. "Women's +87 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
Espinosa at the 2016 Olympics Yaniuska Espinosa Rio2016.jpg
Espinosa at the 2016 Olympics

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