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Soraya Jiménez

1977 - 2013

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Soraya Jiménez Mendivil (a twin sister born 5 August 1977 – 28 March 2013) was a Mexican weightlifter and Olympic champion. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won a gold medal. Jiménez became the first ever female athlete from Mexico to win an Olympic gold medal. She died at age 35 on 28 March 2013 at her home in Mexico City after suffering a heart attack. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Soraya Jiménez is the 3,939th most popular athlete (down from 3,464th in 2019), the 608th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 597th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Mexican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Soraya Jiménez ranks 3,939 out of 6,025. Before her are Hyvin Jepkemoi, Susan Dunklee, Manuela Lutze, Irina Korzhanenko, Ana Peleteiro, and Yuriy Krymarenko. After her are Torri Edwards, Iryna Herashchenko, Tim Forsyth, Olivera Jevtić, Valerie Adams, and Gaël Touya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Soraya Jiménez ranks 842. Before her are Domenico Fioravanti, Lucien Mettomo, Andy Beshear, Taichi Sato, Bertie Carvel, and Aistė Smilgevičiūtė. After her are Torri Edwards, Tania Khalill, Olivera Jevtić, Lee Bowyer, Carlos Beltrán, and Joey Fatone. Among people deceased in 2013, Soraya Jiménez ranks 546. Before her are Chi Cheng, Rituparno Ghosh, Kenny Ball, Sushmita Banerjee, Hakimullah Mehsud, and Besik Kudukhov. After her are Rod Grams, Vince Flynn, Todd Bennett, Andrew Simpson, Mindy McCready, and Sean Edwards.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Soraya Jiménez ranks 608 out of 729. Before her are Valeria Luiselli (1983), Missael Espinoza (1965), Pablo Barrera (1987), Manuel Vidrio (1972), Néstor Araujo (1991), and Alberto Rodríguez (1974). After her are Vanessa Ponce (1992), Javier Aquino (1990), Alan Pulido (1991), Luis Miguel Salvador (1968), Raúl Lara (1973), and Christopher von Uckermann (1986).

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Among ATHLETES In Mexico

Among athletes born in Mexico, Soraya Jiménez ranks 12. Before her are Pilar Roldán (1939), Raúl González (1952), Carlos Girón (1954), Jaime Ordiales (1963), Bernardo Segura (1970), and Ana Guevara (1977). After her are Laura Sánchez (1985), Rafael Macedo de la Concha (1950), Gabriela Schloesser (1994), Aída Román (1988), Guillermo Pérez (1979), and José Ángel Córdova (1953).

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