Iriner Jiménez

Iriner Jiménez
Personal information
Full name Iriner Tahima Jiménez
Nationality  Venezuela
Born (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 69 kg

Iriner Tahima Jiménez (born February 24, 1988) is a Venezuelan weightlifter.[1] Jimenez represented Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's light heavyweight category (69 kg). Jimenez, however, did not finish the event, as she successfully lifted 90 kg in the single-motion snatch, but failed to hoist 120 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Iriner Jiménez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. "Women's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
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