Keydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sánchez (born 8 October 1999) is a Venezuelan

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 96kg event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in the men's 89kg event at the

2022 World Weightlifting Championships The 2022 World Weightlifting Championships was a weightlifting competition held in Bogotá, Colombia in December 2022. It was scheduled to be held in Chongqing, China but this changed in March 2022 as a result of COVID-19 measures in China. The ne ...

held in Bogotá, Colombia.

Career

Vallenilla won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk in the men's 89kg event at the

2018 World Weightlifting Championships The 2018 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 1 to 10 November 2018. This was the first World Championship after the International Weightlifting Federation, IWF changed their weight classes and nullified all w ...

held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. He also won the bronze medal in the Snatch in the men's 89kg event at the

2019 World Weightlifting Championships The 2019 World Weightlifting Championships was held in Pattaya, Thailand from 18 to 27 September 2019. On September 12, Egypt was banned from competing at these Championships due to multiple doping offenses. The host nation, Thailand, was also ba ...

held in Pattaya, Thailand. In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's 96kg event at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ...

held in Lima, Peru. In 2021, Vallenilla won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the

in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador. In that same year, he won the bronze medal in the men's 96kg event at the

2021 World Weightlifting Championships The 2021 World Weightlifting Championships was a weightlifting competition held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Due to concerns about the rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron variant and held shortly after 2020 Summe ...

held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He won two medals, including gold, at the

2022 Bolivarian Games The 2022 Bolivarian Games (), officially the XIX Bolivarian Games Valledupar 2022, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Valledupar, Colombia from June 24 to July 5. It was the fifth time of the event in Colombia. Participating ...

held in Valledupar, Colombia. He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. He also set new Panamerican records in both the Snatch and the Clean & Jerk which were all improved upon during the competition by

Brayan Rodallegas Brayan Santiago Rodallegas Carvajal (born 15 November 1997) is a Colombian weightlifter, Pan American Champion and Pan American Games Champion competing in the 77 kg and 85 kg categories until 2018 and 89 kg and 81 kg starting ...

of Colombia. Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 96kg event at the

2022 South American Games The XII South American Games (Spanish language, Spanish: ''XII Juegos Suramericanos Asunción 2022'') was a multi-sport event held between 1–15 October 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organiza ...

held in Asunción, Paraguay. In December 2022, Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 89kg event at the

World Weightlifting Championships The World Weightlifting Championships is an international weightlifting competition, currently held annually (except for years of the Summer Olympic Games) by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The predecessor organization of the I ...

held in Bogotá, Colombia. In that same month, he was also elected as member of the IWF Athletes' Commission. Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 89kg event at the

2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships The 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships were held in Bariloche, Argentina from 27 March to 1 April 2023. Colombian weightlifters did not compete at the competition after Colombia withdrew its entire team due to a dispute over team fees ...

held in Bariloche, Argentina. He also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. In September 2023, he won the bronze medal in the men's 89kg event at the

held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's 96kg event at the

Pan American Weightlifting Championships The Pan American Weightlifting Championships is the continental Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting championship, for nations from the North American, Central American, South American and the Caribbean regions, organised by the Pan American Weigh ...

held in Caracas, Venezuela. In August 2024, Vallenilla competed in the men's 89kg event at the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

held in Paris, France. He lifted 358 kg in total and placed eighth.

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