Leydi Solís

Leydi Solís
Personal information
NationalityColombian
BornLeydi Yesenia Solís Arboleda
(1990-02-17) 17 February 1990
Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight76.85 kg (169 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Events
  • 63 kg
  • 69 kg
  • 75 kg
  • 81 kg
ClubBogota
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's weightlifting
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing69 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Anaheim69 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Pattaya81 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro63 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto69 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Callao69 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Guatemala City69 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Miami69 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Barranquilla75 kg CJ
Silver medal – second place2006 Cartagena63 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Barranquilla75 kg S
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Santiago69 kg

Leydi Yesenia Solís Arboleda (born 17 February 1990) is a Colombian weightlifter. She won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country, and carried the flag at the opening ceremony. Solís represented Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, finishing in fourth place in her weight division. She won the – 69 kg gold medal in snatch and clean & jerk during the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival.[1][2]

2008 Summer Olympics performance

Solís won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics behind Russia's Oxana Slivenko.[3] Solís lifted 105 kg and took the silver medal with a total weight of 240 kg, compared to 255 kg by Slivenko.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Resultados por Prueba – Levantamiento de Pesas – Weightlifting – 69 Kg – Femenil – Arranque" (in Spanish). CONADE. 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Resultados por Prueba – Levantamiento de Pesas – Weightlifting – 69 Kg – Femenil – Envion" (in Spanish). CONADE. 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leydi Solís". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Leidy Solis, medalla de plata en los Olímpicos de Pekín 2008". eltiempo.com (in Spanish). 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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