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Keydomar Vallenilla

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vallenilla and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Keydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sánchez (born 8 October 1999) is a Venezuelan weightlifter. In 2021, he 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 the men's 89 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[2][3]

Keydomar Vallenilla
Vallenilla in 2019
Personal information
Native nameKeydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sánchez
Born (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 25) [1]
La Guaira, Venezuela
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
CountryVenezuela
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
  • 89 kg
  • 96 kg
Coached byHenry Velasquez
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 96 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bogotá 89 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tashkent 96 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Riyadh 89 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 89 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 96 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guayaquil 96 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bariloche 89 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Caracas 96 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá 89 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Miami 85 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción 96 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba 85 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 96 kg CJ
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar 96 kg S

Career

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Vallenilla won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk in the men's 89 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[4][5] He also won the bronze medal in the Snatch in the men's 89 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[6]

In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's 96 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[7]

In 2021, Vallenilla won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[9][10] In that same year, he won the bronze medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[11][12]

He won two medals, including gold, at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[13][14] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[15][16] 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.[16]

Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[17] In December 2022, Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[2][3] In that same month, he was also elected as member of the IWF Athletes' Commission.[18]

Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg 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 89 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[19]

In 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

In August 2024, Vallenilla competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[20] He lifted 358 kg in total and placed eighth.

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic 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 Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 89 kg 160 165 167 9 195 201 204   369 6
2019 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 Arabia 89 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  
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   — —

References

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  1. ^ "Keydomar Vallenilla corona una brillante trayectoria con una medalla olímpica". 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Oliver, Brian (11 December 2022). "Teenager Nasar gets world record after bomb-out at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. ^ Etchells, Daniel (6 November 2018). "Russia win first medals of 2018 IWF World Championships as Okulov holds onto take double gold in men's 89kg". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. ^ Oliver, Brian (31 July 2021). "Weightlifter Meso wins Qatar's first ever Olympic gold medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  9. ^ Oliver, Brian (8 November 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Colombia se impone en el Panamericano de Halterofilia; Ecuador finaliza en el octavo lugar". El Universo (in Spanish). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. ^ Oliver, Brian (14 December 2021). "Weightlifting world record for Colombia's Paredes as Olympic champion Meso beaten". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Keydomar Vallenilla, lucha y baloncesto 3x3 ganaron oro en Valledupar 2022". Primicia (in Spanish). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  15. ^ Iveson, Ali (27 July 2022). "Records for Rodallegas as Colombia lead medals table at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  16. ^ a b "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Men's 96 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  18. ^ Oliver, Brian (21 December 2022). "Three Olympic weightlifting champions and 700,000 Instagram followers - the new IWF Athletes Commission". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  19. ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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