Elreen Ann Quinilitan Ando (born November 1, 1998) is a Filipino weightlifter.
Career A native of Carreta, Cebu City, Ando became part of the Philippine national weightlifting team after she was scouted by coaches Garry Toleno and former olympian Ramon Solis when she was still a junior high school student at the University of Cebu (UC). As a result, UC then granted her a collegiate scholarship.
Ando participated at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan where she clinched three medals: bronze in snatch, silver in the clean and jerk, and another silver for the overall lift.
Ando competed in the –64 kg women's weightlifting event of the 2020 Summer Olympics. She qualified through the Absolute Continental Ranking. She placed seventh overall, but set new personal bests in the process.
On April 3, 2024, Ando qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris after garnering enough Olympic qualifying ranking following the conclusion of the IWF World Cup in Thailand. She qualified for the –59 kg class event at the expense of Filipino Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. She finished in 6th place with a total result of 230 kg.
Ando won a clean and jerk bronze at the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships in Førde, Norway in the –63kg women's event.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankOlympic Games2021 Tokyo, Japan 64 kg 969910011812212222272024 Paris, France59 kg1001001021301301302306World Championships 2019 Pattaya, Thailand 64 kg 95 98 100 10 115 118 121 17 216 112021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 59 kg 9496985116116116621452022 Bogotá, Colombia 59 kg 97 101 102 8 127 — — — — —2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 59 kg 95 98 100 7 118 122 125 11 222 82025 Førde, Norway 63 kg 100 100 103 6 129 131 133 231 4IWF World Cup 2019 Tianjin, China 64 kg 90 95 98 5 112 113 118 5 208 5 2020 Rome, Italy 64 kg 88 88 91 6 110 116 117 7 201 6 2024 Phuket, Thailand 59 kg 98 100 102 11 125 125 128 6 228 7Asian Games2018 Jakarta, Indonesia 63 kg 8590931051111152014 2023 Hangzhou, China 64 kg 93 95 96 117 122 126 222 Asian Championships2019 Ningbo, China 64 kg 90 90 90 13 110 115 117 13 200 142021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 64 kg 9497971151191212132023 Jinju, South Korea 59 kg 95 98 99 5 125 125 125 — — —2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 59 kg 93 93 93 5 117 120 124 213 2025 Jiangshan, China 64 kg 98 102 105 130 134 135 232
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