FUENTES ZAVALA Aremi

Date of Birth: 23 May 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Youth Olympian

Height (m/ft): 1.60/5'2''

Place of birth: TONALA

Birth Country:

Mexico

Place of residence : MEXICALI

Residence Country:

Mexico

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Weightlifting	Women's 76kg	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Women's 76kg Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	63kg - Total
2010	Singapore, SIN	3rd (194)

World Championships - Part one

Year	Location	75kg - Total	75kg - Snatch	75kg - C&J	76kg - Total	76kg - Snatch	76kg - C&J
2019	Pattaya, THA	-	-	-	4th (245)	5th (107)	3rd (138)
2018	Ashgabat, TKM	-	-	-	5th (247)	4th (110)	5th (137)
2017	Anaheim, CA, USA	4th (236)	4th (105)	4th (131)	-	-	-

World Championships - Part two

Year	Location	69kg - Total	69kg - Snatch	69kg - C&J
2015	Houston, TX, USA	19th (222)	19th (99)	19th (123)
2011	Paris, FRA	20th (215)	24th (95)	19th (120)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	76kg - Total
2019	Lima, PER	2nd (250)

Pan American Championships

Year	Location	75kg - Total	75kg - Snatch	75kg - C&J	76kg - Total	76kg - Snatch	76kg - C&J
2020	Santo Domingo, DOM	-	-	-	6th (224)	3rd (103)	7th (121)
2018	Santo Domingo, DOM	2nd (246)	2nd (110)	2nd (136)	-	-	-
2017	Miami, FL, USA	3rd (228)	3rd (101)	4th (127)	-	-	-

Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified

Afuza, Dama de Hierro [Iron Lady]. (Facebook profile, 23 Aug 2019)

Occupation:

International Business - Autonomous University of the State of Mexico [UAEM], Mexico

Languages spoken:

Baja California State [Mexico]

Jose Manuel Zayas [personal]

Sporting relatives:

Her sister Susana has competed in weightlifting and been a reserve member of the Mexican national team. Her other sister Xilary has also taken part in weightlifting competitions at youth level. (elheraldodechiapas.com.mx, 02 Aug 2019, 21 Jul 2017)

She used the enforced break in competition in 2020 [due to the COVID-19 pandemic] to recover from two muscle tears in her legs. (gob.mx, 04 Feb 2021; marca.com, 12 Jan 2021)

She began weightlifting at age 14. (criterionoticias.wordpress.com, 12 May 2015)

She was involved in athletics before she was convinced to switch sports by a coach. "I was training, doing some jumps when a coach approached me and told me I had the skills for weightlifting. 'You cannot imagine how far you can go,' he told me, and that stunned me." (elsoldetijuana.com.mx, 19 Jun 2020; criterionoticias.wordpress.com, 12 May 2015)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (nvinoticias.com, 25 Jul 2018)

Mexican weightlifters Soraya Jimenez, Luz Acosta, and Damaris Aguirre. (milenio.com, 23 May 2020)

In 2020 she was named Weightlifter of the Year in Mexicali, Mexico. She also received the 'Orgullo Cachanilla' [Pride of Mexicali] Award from the city's sports institute. (imdecuf.org.mx, 19 Dec 2019)

The Aremi Fuentes Zavala Gymnasium is named after her and was opened in November 2012 in Tonala, Mexico. (noticiasnet.mx, 23 Nov 2012)

General Interest

General
SEARCHING FOR SUPPORT
In 2009 she relocated from Chiapas to Baja California in Mexico to further her sporting career. "It was a hard decision. There is talent in Chiapas [but] I left searching for support. Now I have it and I'm still dreaming of winning a medal in [2020 Olympic Games in] Tokyo." (nvinoticias.com, 25 Jul 2018; mvt.com.mx, 31 Aug 2017)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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