Keydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sánchez (born 8 October 1999) is a Venezuelan weightlifter. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 96kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in the men's 89kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.
Career
Vallenilla won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk in the men's 89kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. He also won the bronze medal in the Snatch in the men's 89kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.
In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's 96kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.
In 2021, Vallenilla won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador. In that same year, he won the bronze medal in the men's 96kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
He won two medals, including gold, at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. He also set new Panamerican records in both the Snatch and the Clean & Jerk which were all improved upon during the competition by Brayan Rodallegas of Colombia.
Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 96kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. In December 2022, Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 89kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. In that same month, he was also elected as member of the IWF Athletes' Commission.
Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 89kg event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina. He also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. In September 2023, he won the bronze medal in the men's 89kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's 96kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.
In August 2024, Vallenilla competed in the men's 89kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 358 kg in total and placed eighth.
Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankOlympic Games 2021 Tokyo, Japan 96 kg 172 175 177 210 215 216 387 2024 Paris, France 89 kg 157 162 165 190 196 200 358 8 World Championships2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 89 kg 160 165 167 9 195 201 204 369 62019 Pattaya, Thailand 89 kg 164 167 169 195 200 200 12 364 8 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 96 kg 172 175 177 210 214 214 391 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 89 kg 171 171 175 210 213 215 4 385 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia89 kg 165 169 171 205 209 210 381 IWF World Cup 2024 Phuket, Thailand 89 kg 165 168 169 10 — — — — — —Pan American Games 2019 Lima, Peru 96 kg 165 169 171 200 205 207 374 2023 Santiago, Chile 89 kg 168 172 177 208 211 — 383 Pan American Championships 2017 Miami, United States 85 kg 150 156 160 4 189 194 195 351 2018 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 85 kg 151 158 162 192 192 192 7 354 6 2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 96 kg 170 175 175 210 210 210 — — — 2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador 96 kg 164 169 174 205 209 214 388 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 89 kg 162 167 171 202 206 210 377 2023 Bariloche, Argentina 89 kg 167 176 176 202 212 — 379 2024 Caracas, Venezuela 96 kg 165 170 — 202 212 — 382 2025 Cali, Colombia 88 kg 167 172 174 202 208 212 382 2026 Panama City, Panama 94 kg 167 172 177 206 212 217 389 South American Games 2018 Cochabamba, Bolivia 85 kg 152 160 164 192 200 202 360 2022 Asunción, Paraguay 96 kg 168 174 178 204 211 216 394 Bolivarian Games 2022 Valledupar, Colombia 96 kg 167 167 167 201 206 210
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