Elreen Ando

In this Filipino name, the middle name or maternal family name is Quinilitan and the surname or paternal family name is Ando.

Elreen Ando
Ando in 2022
Personal information
Full nameElreen Ann Quinilitan Ando
NationalityFilipino
Born (1998-11-01) November 1, 1998 (age 27)
Home townCebu City
Alma materUniversity of Cebu
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportWeightlifting
Weight class-64 kg
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 0 1
Asian Games 0 0 1
Asian Championships 0 1 0
Southeast Asian Games 2 2 0
Total 2 3 2
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Philippines
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Førde -63 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou -64 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tashkent -64 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tashkent -59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2025 Jiangshan -64 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2025 Thailand -63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia -59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam -64 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines -64 kg

Elreen Ann Quinilitan Ando (born November 1, 1998) is a Filipino weightlifter.[1][2]

Career

A native of Carreta, Cebu City, Ando became part of the Philippine national weightlifting team after she was scouted by coaches Garry Toleno and former olympian Ramon Solis when she was still a junior high school student at the University of Cebu (UC).[3] As a result, UC then granted her a collegiate scholarship.[4]

Ando participated at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan where she clinched three medals: bronze in snatch, silver in the clean and jerk, and another silver for the overall lift.[5]

Ando competed in the –64 kg women's weightlifting event of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6] She qualified through the Absolute Continental Ranking.[7] She placed seventh overall, but set new personal bests in the process.[8]

On April 3, 2024, Ando qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris after garnering enough Olympic qualifying ranking following the conclusion of the IWF World Cup in Thailand. She qualified for the –59 kg class event at the expense of Filipino Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz.[9] She finished in 6th place with a total result of 230 kg.[10]

Ando won a clean and jerk bronze at the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships in Førde, Norway in the –63kg women's event.[11][12]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021 Tokyo, Japan 64 kg 96 99 100 N/a 118 122 122 N/a 222 7
2024 Paris, France 59 kg 100 100 102 N/a 130 130 130 N/a 230 6
World Championships
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 64 kg 95 98 100 10 115 118 121 17 216 11
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 59 kg 94 96 98 5 116 116 116 6 214 5
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 59 kg 97 101 102 8 127 — — — — —
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 59 kg 95 98 100 7 118 122 125 11 222 8
2025 Førde, Norway 63 kg 100 100 103 6 129 131 133 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 231 4
IWF World Cup
2019 Tianjin, China 64 kg 90 95 98 5 112 113 118 5 208 5
2020 Rome, Italy 64 kg 88 88 91 6 110 116 117 7 201 6
2024 Phuket, Thailand 59 kg 98 100 102 11 125 125 128 6 228 7
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta, Indonesia 63 kg 85 90 93 N/a 105 111 115 N/a 201 4
2023 Hangzhou, China 64 kg 93 95 96 N/a 117 122 126 N/a 222 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo, China 64 kg 90 90 90 13 110 115 117 13 200 14
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 64 kg 94 97 97 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 115 119 121 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 213 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Jinju, South Korea 59 kg 95 98 99 5 125 125 125 — — —
2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 59 kg 93 93 93 5 117 120 124 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 213 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2025 Jiangshan, China 64 kg 98 102 105 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 130 134 135 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 232 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "ANDO, Elreen Ann". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "W 64Kg - Quinilitan Ando Elreen ANN (PHI): 223Kg Silver Medal Seagames 31 Việt Nam". YouTube. May 24, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Atencio, Peter (July 3, 2021). "Elreen Ando: An answered prayer, 3 years in advance". Manila Standard. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "From Cebu to Tokyo: Elreen Ando fulfills Olympic dream". Rappler. June 25, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Elreen Ando wins three medals in Asian Weightlifting Championships". GMA News. April 21, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Filipino weightlifter Elreen Ando: Hidilyn Diaz has her back". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Weightlifter Elreen Ando earns Tokyo Olympics berth". Manila Bulletin. June 12, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Masoy, Niel Victor C. (July 28, 2021). "Ando misses out on podium but sets new personal bests in Tokyo". The Manila Times. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "Hidilyn Diaz to keep lifting as Paris Olympics dream ends". GMA News. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  11. ^ Villar, Joey (October 6, 2025). "Ando lifts way to bronze in IWF World Championships". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  12. ^ Villar, Joey (October 6, 2025). "Ando lifts way to bronze in IWF World Championships". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
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