ESCOBAR GUERRERO Maria Alexandra
Ecuador
17 Jul 1980
41
Female
Olympic Scholarship
ROCAFUERTE
Ecuador
ESMERALDAS
Ecuador
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Weightlifting |
Women's 59kg | DNF |
Schedule
Change
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo International Forum |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
:
Olympic Games
World Championships - Part one
World Championships - Part two
Pan American Games
Pan American Championships - Part one
Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified
| Year | Location | 58kg - Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 4th (223) |
| 2012 | London, GBR | 7th (226) |
| 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 4th (223) |
| 2004 | Athens, GRE | 7th (215.0) |
World Championships - Part one
| Year | Location | 53kg - Total | 53kg - Snatch | 53kg - C&J | 58kg - Total | 58kg - Snatch | 58kg - C&J | 55kg - Total | 55kg - Snatch | 55kg - C&J | 59kg - Total | 59kg - Snatch | 59kg - C&J |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pattaya, THA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th (205) | 17th (90) | 13th (115) |
| 2018 | Ashgabat, TKM | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th (209) | 5th (93) | 6th (116) | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Anaheim, CA, USA | - | - | - | 5th (218) | 5th (96) | 3rd (122) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | Houston, TX, USA | - | - | - | 6th (217) | 5th (97) | 8th (120) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | Wroclaw, POL | - | - | - | 2nd (225) | 3rd (103) | 2nd (122) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | Paris, FRA | - | - | - | 9th (212) | 6th (95) | 10th (117) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | Antalya, TUR | - | - | - | 4th (227) | 4th (100) | 4th (127) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Chiang Mai, THA | - | - | - | 5th (220) | 4th (99) | 6th (121) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Santo Domingo, DOM | - | - | - | 16th (188) | 15th (85) | 19th (103) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | - | - | - | 4th (207.5) | 3rd (92.5) | 5th (115.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | Warsaw, POL | (---) | 6th (87.5) | (---) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | Antalya, TUR | 3rd (205.0) | 3rd (90.0) | 1st (115.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
World Championships - Part two
| Year | Location | 63kg - Total | 63kg - Snatch | 63kg - C&J |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Almaty, KAZ | 13th (227) | 11th (105) | 14th (122) |
Pan American Games
| Year | Location | 59kg - Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lima, PER | 2nd (220) |
Pan American Championships - Part one
| Year | Location | 58kg - Total | 58kg - Snatch | 58kg - C&J | 55kg - Total | 55kg - Snatch | 55kg - C&J | 59kg - Total | 59kg - Snatch | 59kg - C&J |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Santo Domingo, DOM | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th (215) | 2nd (96) | 5th (119) |
| 2019 | Guatemala City, GUA | - | - | - | 2nd (203) | 4th (90) | 2nd (113) | - | - | - |
| 2018 | Santo Domingo, DOM | 2nd (212) | 3rd (94) | 2nd (118) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Miami, FL, USA | 1st (211) | 1st (94) | 2nd (117) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified
:
Ale (eltelegrafo.com.ec, 23 Apr 2017)
:
Athlete
:
Physical Education - Luis Vargas Torres Technical University, Esmeraldas, ECU
:
Son Dominik
:
Spanish
:
Hugo Quelal [national], CUB
:
She had to withdraw during her event at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada, after suffering a right elbow injury. (elciudadano.gob.ec, 17 Jul 2015)
:
She took up weightlifting at age 18. (eltelegrafo.com.ec, 23 Apr 2017)
:
"I started going with my foster sisters Adela and Victoria Marquez. They were a little older than me and Adela wanted to get physical because she was going to enter the police. For two weeks I accompanied Adela, and would sit, until one day she began doing squats with 40 kilograms of weight. I was bored so took the weight and did six squats. Coach Silvio Mila was left with his mouth open and invited me to train." (eltelegrafo.com.ec, 23 Apr 2017)
:
To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (estadiodeportivo.com, 11 Mar 2021)
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Winning a gold medal in the 58kg category at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (eltelegrafo.com.ec, 23 Apr 2017)
:
Turkish weightlifter Halil Mutlu. (olympic.org, 18 Jul 2011)
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Her son Dominik. (Facebook profile, 25 Apr 2021; eluniverso.com, 28 Jul 2019)
:
"I think if I had lived an easy life from the start I wouldn't have made it. I try to get away from my past and I look forward. I have a son, I am fighting for him, and I train hard to beat myself, to win medals." (bbc.co.uk, 22 Jul 2008)
:
In 2017 she was named Best Athlete by the provincial government of Esmeraldas, Ecuador. (eluniverso.com, 22 Jan 2018)
She was named the 2016 Athlete of the Year by Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo and the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee [COE]. (eluniverso.com, 08 Apr 2017)
She was chosen as Ecuador's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008. (olympic.org, Aug 2008; olympic.org, 13 Aug 2004)
She was named the 2016 Athlete of the Year by Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo and the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee [COE]. (eluniverso.com, 08 Apr 2017)
She was chosen as Ecuador's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008. (olympic.org, Aug 2008; olympic.org, 13 Aug 2004)
Legend
- :
- Gold Medal Event
- :
- Silver Medal Event
- :
- Bronze Medal Event
- DNF:
- Did not finish
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Content 1 (removed through CDN)
Content 2 (removed through CDN).
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