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Inez Carrasquillo
Inez Carrasquillo (born 14 February 1994) is a Puerto Rican-American Strength athletics, strongwoman. Born in Chicago, Carrasquillo has chosen to represent Puerto Rico in competition throughout her career. Carrasquillo began her amateur strongwoman career in 2020 after briefly competing in powerlifting, where she achieved what was then the 19th-best total in women's history. Competing at the professional level since 2021, Carrasquillo has won four international contests along with numerous national and regional contests. She holds several world records in the women's overhead press, holding the log lift world record since 2023. Early life Carrasquillo was born in Chicago to Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican parents. Carrasquillo and her sisters were adopted by their grandmother, who worked as a bus driver to support them. She was encouraged to pursue sports due to her height, competing in volleyball and shot put. Carrasquillo struggled financially throughout her 20's, briefly beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Ricans
Puerto Ricans (), most commonly known as Puerto Rico#Etymology, Boricuas, but also occasionally referred to as '':es:Anexo:Gentilicios de Puerto Rico#Lista general, Borinqueños'', '':es:Anexo:Gentilicios de Puerto Rico#Lista general, Borincanos'', or '':es:Anexo:Gentilicios de Puerto Rico#Lista general, Puertorros'', are an ethnic group native to the Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, and a nation identified with the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through Genetics, ancestry, Culture of Puerto Rico, culture, or History of Puerto Rico, history. Puerto Ricans are predominately a Multiracial people, tri-racial, Hispanophone, Spanish-speaking, Christianity, Christian society, descending in varying degrees from Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous Taíno, Taíno natives, Southern Europe, Southwestern European Spanish colonization of the Americas, colonists, and West Africa, West and Central African Atlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
