María Teresa Monasterio

María Teresa Monasterio
Personal information
Nationality  Bolivia
Born (1969-10-15) 15 October 1969
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 63 kg

María Teresa Monasterio (born October 15, 1969 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian weightlifter.[1] At age forty-three, Monasterio made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's middleweight category (63 kg). Monasterio placed seventeenth in this event, as she successfully lifted 63 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 78 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 141 kg.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "María Teresa Monasterio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. "Women's 63kg (139 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.


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