Mari Leivis Sánchez Periñán (born 8 October 1991)[1] is a Colombian weightlifter. She is a three-time silver medalist in the women's 71 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.[1][2] She won two medals, including gold, at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[3]

Mari Sánchez
Personal information
Full nameMari Leivis Sánchez Periñán
Born (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991 (age 32)
Sport
CountryColombia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class71 kg
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's weightlifting
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 71 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Santo Domingo 71 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá 71 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Caracas 71 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla 69 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 71 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 71 kg CJ
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla 69 kg CJ
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 76 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 71 kg CJ
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar 71 kg S

Career

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Sánchez won the gold medal in the women's 69 kg Snatch event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.[4] She also won the silver medal in the women's 69 kg Clean & Jerk event.[5] In that same year, she competed in the women's 71 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[6]

Sánchez won the silver medal in her event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[1][2]

Sánchez won two medals, including gold, at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[3] She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[7]

Sánchez won the silver medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[8] In 2024, she also won the silver medal in the women's 71 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing   Colombia
Olympic Games
2024   Paris, France 71 kg
World Championships
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 71 kg 103 106 107 6 120 125 125 8 228 7
2022   Bogotá, Colombia 71 kg 108 111 113 4 133 136 137 7 244 6
2023   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 71 kg 105 108 111 5 128 132 135 7 240 7
IWF World Cup
2024   Phuket, Thailand 71 kg 104 104 110 6 130 135 135 13 240 7
Pan American Games
2023   Santiago, Chile 71 kg 105 109 112 130 134 137 246  
Pan American Championships
2014   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 63 kg 93 93 96 4 110 115 115 4 211 4
2020   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 71 kg 102 105 105   123 126 129   231  
2021   Guayaquil, Ecuador 71 kg 103 106 106   123 123 129 5 229 5
2022   Bogotá, Colombia 71 kg 105 110 112   130 134 136   246  
2024   Caracas, Venezuela 71 kg 90 101 104 4 120 125 128   232  
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018   Barranquilla, Colombia 69 kg 103 108 111   124 128 130  
2023   San Salvador, El Salvador 71 kg 100 105 108   125 130 130  
South American Games
2022   Asunción, Paraguay 76 kg 105 110 112 130 134 138 240  
Bolivarian Games
2022   Valledupar, Colombia 71 kg 105 108 111   129 131 135  

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Iveson, Ali (27 July 2022). "Records for Rodallegas as Colombia lead medals table at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Women's 69 kg Snatch" (PDF). 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Women's 69 kg Clean & Jerk" (PDF). 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Women's 76 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Women's 71 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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