Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Sports Management - Simon Bolivar Andean University: Colombia |
General Interest |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and finishing sixth at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (eltiempo.com, 18 Oct 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
She met Cuban weightlifting coach Marcelino Frane at an athletics trial organised by her school. He encouraged her to try the sport. |
General Interest |
| Hero / Idol |
Colombian weightlifter Maria Isabel Urrutia. (deportesmx.terra.com.mx, 07 Dec 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport in 1997 |
International Debut |
| Year |
2002 |
| Competing for |
Colombia |
| Tournament |
Pan American Championships |
| Location |
Venezuela |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
Spanish |
| Family |
Son Dineyfer Romana |
| Residence |
Apartadó, COL |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Bogota: Colombia |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
In 2010 she underwent surgery to repair two herniated discs in her spine and was out of competitive action for eight months. (eltiempo.com, 18 Oct 2015) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
She makes sure everything she has for a competition is new. (elespectador.com, 15 Jul 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Oswaldo Pinilla [national], COL |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
| Other information |
NATIONAL FIRST
She became the first Colombian athlete to win a gold medal at four consecutive Pan American Games, when she was victorious in Toronto, ON, Canada, in 2015. (eltiempo.com, 18 Oct 2015) |
Rio de Janeiro
London
Beijing
Athens
Houston, TX
Almaty
Paris
Antalya
Chiang Mai
Santo Domingo
Doha
Vancouver, BC
Warsaw
Palmira
Chiclayo
Buenos Aires
Guadalajara
Antigua Guatemala
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