Irene Esmeralda Borrego Palacios (born 3 November 2001)[1] is a Mexican weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2][3]
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| Full name | Irene Esmeralda Borrego Palacios | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 November 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 55 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2021, Borrego won the silver medal in the women's 55 kg event at the Junior Pan American Games held in Cali and Valle, Colombia.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg Snatch event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[4] In that same year, she competed in the women's 55 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[5]
Achievements edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Bogotá, Colombia |
55 kg | 85 | 9 | 105 | 9 | 190 | 10 | ||||
| 2023 |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
55 kg | 85 | 89 |  |
106 | 110 | 4 | 199 |
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| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia |
55 kg | 84 | 86 |  |
103 | 6 | 189 | 4 | |||
| Junior Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Cali, Colombia |
55 kg | 82 | 85 | 1 | 103 | 106 | 2 | 191 | 
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References edit
- ^ a b "Women's 55 kg" (PDF). 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (6 September 2023). "Chinese Taipei takes gold at IWF World Championships after historic Refugee Team debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
