Eva María Dimas Fontanals (born 18 March 1973 in San Salvador) is a retired female athlete and weightlifter from El Salvador.
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| Full name | Eva María Dimas Fontanals |
| Born | 18 March 1973 (age 51) San Salvador, El Salvador |
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Biography edit
She competed for her native Central American country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.[1] Dimas is a niece of Valerio Fontanals. She carried the flag for El Salvador at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.
Previously Dimas competed as a discus thrower, finishing in 31st place at the 1995 World Championships.
Dimas tested positive for the banned steroid Nandrolone in June 2009 and was banned from competing for two years.[2]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eva Dimas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Sanctioned athletes". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
External links edit
- Eva Dimas at Olympedia
- Eva Maria Dimas at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Eva Maria DIMAS FONTANALS at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Eva Maria DIMAS FONTANALS at Olympics.com
- Eva Maria DIMAS FONTANALS at Olympic.org (archived)
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