Keydomar Vallenilla

Keydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sánchez (born 8 October 1999) is a Venezuelan weightlifter. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[2][3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vallenilla and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Keydomar Vallenilla
Vallenilla in 2019
Personal information
Native nameKeydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sánchez
NationalityVenezuelan
Born (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 [1]
La Guaira, Venezuela
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
CountryVenezuela
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
  • 89 kg
  • 96 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo96 kg
World Championships
2022 Bogotá 89 kg
2021 Tashkent 96 kg
2023 Riyadh89 kg
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago 89 kg
2019 Lima 96 kg
South American Games
2022 Asunción 96 kg
2018 Cochabamba 85 kg
Bolivarian Games
2022 Valledupar 96 kg CJ
2022 Valledupar 96 kg S
Pan American Championships
2021 Guayaquil 96 kg
2023 Bariloche 89 kg
2024 Caracas96 kg
2022 Bogotá 89 kg
2017 Miami 85 kg

Career

Vallenilla won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk in the men's 89 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[4][5] He also won the bronze medal in the Snatch in the men's 89 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[6]

In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's 96 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[7]

In 2021, Vallenilla won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[9][10] In that same year, he won the bronze medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[11][12]

He won two medals, including gold, at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[13][14] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[15][16] 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 of Colombia.[16]

Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[17] In December 2022, Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[2][3] In that same month, he was also elected as member of the IWF Athletes' Commission.[18]

Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships 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 89 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[19]

In 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021 Tokyo, Japan96 kg172175177—210215216—387
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan89 kg160165167 91952012043696
2019 Pattaya, Thailand89 kg164167169195200200123648
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan96 kg172175177210214214391
2022 Bogotá, Colombia89 kg1711711752102132154385
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 89 kg165169171205209210381
Pan American Games
2019 Lima, Peru96 kg165169171—200205207—374
2023 Santiago, Chile89 kg168172177—208211——383
Pan American Championships
2017 Miami, United States85 kg1501561604189194195351
2018 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic85 kg15115816219219219273546
2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic96 kg170175175210210210———
2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador96 kg164169174205209214388
2022 Bogotá, Colombia89 kg162167171202206210377
2023 Bariloche, Argentina89 kg167176176202212—379
South American Games
2018 Cochabamba, Bolivia85 kg152160164192200202360
2022 Asunción, Paraguay96 kg168174178—204211216—394
Bolivarian Games
2022 Valledupar, Colombia96 kg167167167201206210——

References
  1. "Keydomar Vallenilla corona una brillante trayectoria con una medalla olímpica". 31 July 2021.
  2. Oliver, Brian (11 December 2022). "Teenager Nasar gets world record after bomb-out at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. Etchells, Daniel (6 November 2018). "Russia win first medals of 2018 IWF World Championships as Okulov holds onto take double gold in men's 89kg". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. Oliver, Brian (31 July 2021). "Weightlifter Meso wins Qatar's first ever Olympic gold medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  9. Oliver, Brian (8 November 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  10. "Colombia se impone en el Panamericano de Halterofilia; Ecuador finaliza en el octavo lugar". El Universo (in Spanish). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. Oliver, Brian (14 December 2021). "Weightlifting world record for Colombia's Paredes as Olympic champion Meso beaten". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  12. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  13. "Keydomar Vallenilla, lucha y baloncesto 3x3 ganaron oro en Valledupar 2022". Primicia (in Spanish). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  14. "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  15. Iveson, Ali (27 July 2022). "Records for Rodallegas as Colombia lead medals table at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  16. "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  17. "Men's 96 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  18. Oliver, Brian (21 December 2022). "Three Olympic weightlifting champions and 700,000 Instagram followers - the new IWF Athletes Commission". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  19. "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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