Soraya Jiménez Mendivil (a twin sister born 5 August 1977 – 28 March 2013) was a Mexican weightlifter and Olympic champion. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won a gold medal. Jiménez became the first ever female athlete from Mexico to win an Olympic gold medal.Profile: "Soraya Jimenez" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 19 January 2008)
She died at age 35 on 28 March 2013 at her home in Mexico City after suffering a heart attack.
Major results She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships. YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123Rank123RankWorld Championships2003 Vancouver, Canada 58 kg 9092.592.5511011011011200112002 Warsaw, Poland 58 kg 87.59092.59110115115920091999 Piraeus, Greece 58 kg 8587.587.58107.5112.5112.57197.581998 Lahti, Finland 58 kg 7072.5751280808514157.513
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