Yaniuska Isabel Espinosa (born 5 December 1986) is a Venezuelan weightlifter who competes in the +75 kg division.

Career

Early achievements

She won gold medals at the 2014 Pan American Championships and 2015 Pan American Games, and placed seventh at the 2016 Olympics.[1][2]

Early life

Espinosa took up weightlifting aged 13 in Puerto Cabello. She is married to Juan Jose Camacaro and has three sons, Luis Alberto (b. 2007), Luis Eduardo (b. 2007) and Omar Jesus (b. 2008).[1]

Later achievement

She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Yaniuska Isabel Espinosa". nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Yaniuska Isabel Espinosa". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ Benitez, Karla (5 October 2022). "Guayanesa Yorgelis Salazar y Orluis Aular aportan oro para Venezuela en Asunción 2022". Primicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Women's +87 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
Espinosa at the 2016 Olympics

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