Dixon Arroyo (weightlifter)

Dixon Arroyo
Personal information
Full nameDixon Bladimir Arroyo Valdez
Born (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997
Sport
CountryEcuador
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
+109 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Ecuador
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Bariloche+109 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Santiago+102 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Asunción+109 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Valledupar+109 kg S
Gold medal – first place2022 Valledupar+109 kg CJ
Bronze medal – third place2024 Ayacucho+109 kg

Dixon Bladimir Arroyo Valdez (born 12 August 1997)[1] is an Ecuadorian weightlifter. He won the gold medal in men's +109 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[2] He is also a two-time gold medalist at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[3][4]

In 2019, Arroyo competed in the men's 109 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[1] In 2021, he competed in the men's +109 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5] Arroyo won the bronze medal in the men's +102 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[6]

He won the bronze medal in his event at the 2024 Bolivarian Games held in Ayacucho, Peru.[7]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan+109 kg170177182111921921922336921
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia+109 kg171176176171901901972136617
Pan American Games
2019Peru Lima, Peru109 kg155155155N/a———N/a——
2023Chile Santiago, Chile+102 kg171175178N/a191196200N/a3713rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2021Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador+109 kg1701761803rd place, bronze medalist(s)19020120653814
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia+109 kg170176176419019720363675
2023Argentina Bariloche, Argentina+109 kg1681711741st place, gold medalist(s)19019620043743rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South American Games
2022Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay+109 kg170175180N/a191197205N/a3721st place, gold medalist(s)
Bolivarian Games
2022Colombia Valledupar, Colombia+109 kg1611701801st place, gold medalist(s)1901962011st place, gold medalist(s)N/aN/a
2024Peru Ayacucho, Peru+109 kg160170175N/a185186187N/a3623rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. 1 2 "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Men's +109 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Doble medalla de oro para Dixon Arroyo en arranque y envión". Primicias (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Men's +102 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Weightlifting Medalists". 2024 Bolivarian Games (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.