Burgos, Lely

NOC Puerto Rico   
GenderWomen
Born06 Jun 1985 in Coamo, PUR
Height1.52 m
Human Interest
General Interest
Injuries A shoulder injury prevented her from competing at the 2013 Criollo International Weightlifting Championships in Caguas, Puerto Rico. (elnuevodia.com, 03 Dec 2013)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Jose Torres [national], PUR; John Javier [national]
Further Personal Information
Languages Spanish
Occupation Athlete
Higher education Visual Arts - Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico: Ponce, PUR
General Interest
Other information FUNDRAISER
She created in a fundraiser account on GoFundMe.com in August 2019 to raise funds to continue her attempt to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "I am currently trying qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Unfortunately I do not have the money needed to reach each step the International [Weightlifting] Federation requires for each championship and in which I must participate in different competitions during the year." (gofundme.com, 16 Aug 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. (lainformacion.com, 23 Feb 2016)
Ambitions To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (vocesdelsurpr.com, 05 Aug 2016; gofundme.com, 16 Aug 2019)
Further Personal Information
Residence Coamo, PUR
General Interest
Milestones She is the first female weightlifter from Puerto Rico to have competed at two editions of the Olympic Games. She placed 11th in the 48kg category at the 2012 Games in London, and was ranked ninth in the 53kg category at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Oct 2018; chicagotribune.com, 07 Aug 2016)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2016 9 53kg   Rio de Janeiro
2012 11 48kg   London
World Championships
2019 26 49kg   Pattaya
2019 28 49kg - Snatch   Pattaya
2019 22 49kg - Clean & Jerk   Pattaya
2018 22 49kg   Ashgabat
2018 22 49kg - Snatch   Ashgabat
2018 24 49kg - Clean & Jerk   Ashgabat
2015 33 48kg   Houston, TX
2015 32 48kg - Snatch   Houston, TX
2015 34 48kg - Clean & Jerk   Houston, TX
2014 13 48kg   Almaty
2014 10 48kg - Snatch   Almaty
2014 16 48kg - Clean & Jerk   Almaty
2013 10 48kg   Wroclaw
2013 12 48kg - Snatch   Wroclaw
2013 10 48kg - Clean & Jerk   Wroclaw
2011 9 48kg   Paris
2011 13 48kg - Snatch   Paris
2011 8 48kg - Clean & Jerk   Paris
2010 18 53kg   Antalya
2010 18 53kg - Snatch   Antalya
2010 20 53kg - Clean & Jerk   Antalya
2006 14 48kg   Santo Domingo
2006 14 48kg - Snatch   Santo Domingo
2006 14 48kg - Clean & Jerk   Santo Domingo
Pan American Games
2015 6 48kg   Toronto, ON
2011 1 48kg   Guadalajara
Pan American Championships
2019 13 49kg   Guatemala City
2019 13 49kg - Snatch   Guatemala City
2019 13 49kg - Clean & Jerk   Guatemala City
2018 11 48kg   Santo Domingo
2018 11 48kg - Snatch   Santo Domingo
2018 11 48kg - Clean & Jerk   Santo Domingo
2017   53kg   Miami, FL
2017   53kg - Snatch   Miami, FL
2017 13 53kg - Clean & Jerk   Miami, FL
2016 5 48kg   Cartagena
2016 6 48kg - Snatch   Cartagena
2016 6 48kg - Clean & Jerk   Cartagena
2014 3 48kg   Santo Domingo
2014 5 48kg - Snatch   Santo Domingo
2014 2 48kg - Clean & Jerk   Santo Domingo
2013   48kg   
2013   48kg - Snatch   
2013 3 48kg - Clean & Jerk   
2012 5 48kg   Antigua Guatemala
2012 5 48kg - Snatch   Antigua Guatemala
2012 4 48kg - Clean & Jerk   Antigua Guatemala
2010 3 53kg   Guatemala City
2010 4 53kg - Snatch   Guatemala City
2010 3 53kg - Clean & Jerk   Guatemala City
2009 5 48kg   Chicago, IL
2009 8 48kg - Snatch   Chicago, IL
2009 4 48kg - Clean & Jerk   Chicago, IL
2008 2 48kg   Callao
2008 3 48kg - Snatch   Callao
2008 2 48kg - Clean & Jerk   Callao
IWF Grand Prix
2019 9 49kg   Lima
2019 9 49kg - Snatch   Lima
2019 9 49kg - Clean & Jerk   Lima