Sasha Belen Beatriz Nievas (born 4 June 1998) is an Argentine weightlifter and Crossfit Athlete, who represents Argentina at international competitions.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sasha Belen Beatriz Nievas |
| Born | 4 June 1998 |
| Weight | 57.02 kg (125.7 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 58 kg |
| Team | National team |
| Updated on 9 November 2016. | |
She won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[1]
Crossfit edit
Sasha competed in her first Crossfit Open in 2018, finishing 487th worldwide and 5th in Argentina, earning a spot in the Latin America Regional. She finished 24th in that Regional Event.
In 2019, she finished again competed in the Crossfit Open, finishing 635th worldwide and 6th in Argentina.[2] In the first year of a new format, Sasha competed at the Brazil Crossfit Championship, a new Crossfit Sanctional Event. She finished 9th at the event, failing to earn a spot to the 2019 Crossfit Games.[3]
In 2020, Sasha finished 36th worldwide and 2nd in Argentina in the Crossfit Open. She scored the top time for Open Workout 20.4, with a time of 11:08. Her placing of 36th worldwide was initially enough to secure her a place in the 2020 Crossfit Games.[4][5] Sasha competed at the 2020 Brazil Crossfit Championship, but did not finish.[3] With the changes to the qualification rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sasha's placing did not get to compete at the Games.[6]
In 2021, Sasha improved, finishing 25th worldwide and 1st in Argentina in the Crossfit Open. This placing earned her a spot in the Online Individual Quarterfinals, where she finished 3rd overall, winning Workout 2 in the new five workout format.[7] This placing earned her a spot at the 2021 Brazil Crossfit Championship, the South America region's Crossfit Semifinal Competition. This competition was conducted online due to COVID-19 restrictions. She finished 2nd overall, winning Workout 4 and earning the second of two spots from this competition at the 2021 Crossfit Games.[8] Sasha finished 31st at the Games, getting cut after the ninth event at the end of Day 2. Her best finish of the competition was 11th in event 8.[7]
Major results edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2014 |  Nanjing, China |
58 kg | *75 | 75 | 78 | --- | 95 | 100 | --- | 178 | 
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References edit
- ^ "2014 Summer Youth Olympics - Sasha Belen Beatriz Nievas". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ LLC, CrossFit. "CrossFit Games | The Fittest on Earth". games.crossfit.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ a b "Sasha Nievas". Morning Chalk Up. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Games Invitations Await Athletes at the Brazil CrossFit Championship". Morning Chalk Up. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Sasha Nievas: From the Olympics to the CrossFit Games | BOXROX". www.boxrox.com. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ LLC, CrossFit. "Invites to Reset for 2020 Games". games.crossfit.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ a b LLC, CrossFit. "2021 Leaderboard | CrossFit Games". games.crossfit.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "2021 Brazil CrossFit Championship Recap — Two Men, Women and Teams Go to the Games". BarBend. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
External links edit
- http://www.the-sports.org/sasha-nievas-weightlifting-spf292572.html
- http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=241
- http://www.houstoniwf2015.com/meet-competitors.html
- http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=241
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