Cristina Cornejo

Cristina Cornejo
Personal information
Full name Cristina Cornejo Scheelje
Nationality  Peru
Born (1985-06-09) 9 June 1985
Lima, Peru
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) +75 kg

Cristina Cornejo Scheelje (born June 9, 1985 in Lima) is a Peruvian weightlifter.[1] Cornejo represented Peru at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's super heavyweight category (+75 kg). She placed tenth in this event, as she successfully lifted 97 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 128 kg in a two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 225 kg.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Cristina Cornejo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Women's +75kg (+165 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
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