Lidia Valentín

Lidia Valentín
Lidia Valentín in 2008
Personal information
Birth name Lidia Valentin Perez
Nationality Spanish
Born (1985-02-10) 10 February 1985
Ponferrada, Spain
Years active 2002-
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 75 kg
Club Cas-Leonesa, CLE
Coached by Matías Fernández
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 124 kg (2014, Almaty)
  • Clean & Jerk: 147 kg (2014, Tel Aviv)
  • Total: 268 kg (2014, Tel Aviv)
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
2012 London–75 kg
2008 Beijing–75 kg
2016 Rio–75 kg
World Championships
2017 Anaheim–75 kg
2013 Wrocław–75 kg
European Championships
2014 Tel Aviv–75 kg
2015 Tbilisi–75 kg
2017 Split–75 kg
2018 Bucharest–75 kg
2008 Lignano–75 kg
2012 Antalya–75 kg
2013 Tirana–75 kg
2007 Strasbourg–75 kg
2009 Bucharest–75 kg
2011 Kazan–75 kg
Mediterranean Games
2013 Mersin-75kg
2018 Tarragona-75 kg

Lidia Valentín Pérez (born 10 February 1985) is a Spanish weightlifter competing mainly in the Women's 75 kg category. Lidia has won three Olympic Medals (Silver in 2008, Gold in 2012 and Bronze in 2016), a World Weightlifting Championship, as well as four European Weightlifting Championships.[1][2][3]

Career

At the 2007 World Championships, she ranked sixth in the 75 kg category with a total of 240 kg.[4]

At the 2013 World Championships, she won bronze in the snatch and placed fourth in the total, being promoted to silver and bronze respectively when Olga Zubova was disqualified for failing a doping test.[5][6] In 2017, Lidia won the World Weightlifting Championship held in Anaheim, United States.[1]

Valentín competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, finishing in fifth and fourth place respectively.[7][8]

In 2016, after retesting of the samples from the 75 kg category at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, it was discovered that two of the 2008 and all three of the 2012 medalists had tested positive for prohibited substances: all five were subsequently disqualified, meaning that Valentin became silver medalist in 2008 and the Olympic Champion in 2012.[9]

While waiting for confirmation of these medals, Valentín competed in the 2016 Olympics, where she lifted a total of 257 kg and won the bronze medal. It was, at the time, Spain's first medal ever in weightlifting (retrospectively third).[10]

At the European Championships, she won four gold medals for the total in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018 three silver medals (in 2008, 2012 and 2013) and three bronze medals (in 2007, 2009 and 2011), with three gold and four silver medals in the snatch, and two gold, one silver and five bronze medals in the clean and jerk.[4]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2008China Beijing, China75 kg110 1101152130137138 32502nd, silver medalist(s)
2012England London, England75 kg115 1151201140145148 12651st, gold medalist(s)
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil75 kg112116 116213513814132573rd, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2002Poland Warsaw, Poland63 kg80 80 80 --92.5 92.5120 13----
2005Qatar Doha, Qatar75 kg100105107 7115 115120 1322011
2006Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic75 kg100 100 10013120 120 120 ------
2007Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand75 kg105110115 5125130135 52406
2009South Korea Goyang, South Korea75 kg112118 119 4130136 136 92426
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey75 kg112 112117 6135 135 135 ------
2011France Paris, France75 kg1121171204133138142 72585
2013Poland Wrocław, Poland75 kg117122 1222nd, silver medalist(s)138146 146 3rd, bronze medalist(s)2603rd, bronze medalist(s)
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan75 kg120 120 1243rd, bronze medalist(s)140147 148 42604
2015United States Houston, United States75 kg--------------------
2017United States Anaheim, United States75 kg1101151181st, gold medalist(s)1301351401st, gold medalist(s)2581st, gold medalist(s)
European Championships
2005Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria75 kg100 100105 6110115120 72156
2006Poland Władysławowo, Poland75 kg103 103108 5118122125 72257
2007France Strasbourg, France75 kg1051101152nd, silver medalist(s)12513013242473rd, bronze medalist(s)
2008Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy75 kg110115118 2nd, silver medalist(s)130135 135 3rd, bronze medalist(s)2452nd, silver medalist(s)
2009Romania Bucharest, Romania75 kg1121171201st, gold medalist(s)132 132 1323rd, bronze medalist(s)2523rd, bronze medalist(s)
2010Belarus Minsk, Belarus75 kg110115 115413213714042554
2011Russia Kazan, Russia75 kg1121171223rd, bronze medalist(s)132142146 3rd, bronze medalist(s)2643rd, bronze medalist(s)
2012Turkey Antalya, Turkey75 kg112117123 1st, gold medalist(s)135143146 2nd, silver medalist(s)2602nd, silver medalist(s)
2013Albania Tirana, Albania75 kg115120124 2nd, silver medalist(s)135140142 2nd, silver medalist(s)2602nd, silver medalist(s)
2014Israel Tel Aviv, Israel75 kg1151201211st, gold medalist(s)1371441471st, gold medalist(s)2681st, gold medalist(s)
2015Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia75 kg112116 1181st, gold medalist(s)1351411451st, gold medalist(s)2631st, gold medalist(s)
2017Croatia Split, Croatia75 kg112115118 2nd, silver medalist(s)132137--1st, gold medalist(s)2521st, gold medalist(s)
2018Romania Bucharest, Romania75 kg1071121151st, gold medalist(s)130135140 1st, gold medalist(s)2501st, gold medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2013Turkey Mersin, Turkey75 kg1121151201st, gold medalist(s)1351401451st, gold medalist(s)2651
2018Spain Tarragona, Spain75 kg1051101121st, gold medalist(s)130137--1st, gold medalist(s)2491

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Retrieved 2017.11.04. INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION. "VALENTIN PEREZ Lydia (ESP) crowned World Champion"
  2. ↑ "Lidia, I de España y III de Europa" (in Spanish). Diario de León. 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  3. ↑ "Lidia Valentín logra el bronce en el Europeo de 75 kilos" (in Spanish). Marca. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  4. 1 2 "Valentin Lidia (ESP)". IAT Weightlifting Database.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ 2013 IWF World Championships
  7. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Lidia Valentín". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  8. ↑ "Diploma olímpico para la haltera Lidia Valentín" (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  9. ↑ "2017 Lifter of the Year Lydia Valentin". IWF. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  10. ↑ Lydia Valentín se lleva la medalla de bronce en halterofilia
Awards
Preceded by
Ruth Beitia		 Spanish Sportswoman of the Year
2016
(tied with Maialen Chourraut)		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Thailand Sopita Tanasan		 IWF World Weightlifter of the Year
2017		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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