Yudelina Mejía

Yudelina Mejía Peguero (born 4 June 1997)^[1] is a Dominican Republic weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 81 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.^[2][3] She is also a four-time medalist, including gold, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. Mejía represented the Dominican Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Yudelina Mejía Peguero

Personal information
Born	(1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 28)
Sport
Country	Dominican Republic
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	81 kg
Medal record Women's weightlifting Representing  Dominican Republic Pan American Games 2023 Santiago 81 kg Pan American Championships 2025 Cali 86 kg 2021 Guayaquil 81 kg 2022 Bogotá 81 kg 2024 Caracas 81 kg Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 San Salvador 87 kg S 2023 San Salvador 87 kg CJ

Career

Mejía took up weightlifting at the age of 16. Her aunt encouraged her to get involved in a sport to get out of the house while she was taking care of her ailing grandmother.^[4]

Mejía won the silver medal in the women's 81 kg event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.^[5] She also won the silver medal in the same event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.^[6] In the same year, Mejía competed in the women's 81 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.^[7]

Mejía won two medals, including gold, at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador. She won the gold medal in the women's 87 kg Snatch event and the silver medal in the women's 87 kg Clean & Jerk event. A few months later, she competed in the women's 81 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.^[8] In October 2023, Mejía won the silver medal in the women's 81 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.^[2][3]

In February 2024, Mejía won the silver medal in the women's 81 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

In August 2024, she competed in the women's 81 kg event at the Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.^[9] She lifted 256 kg in total and finished in fifth place.^[9]

Achievements

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2024	Paris, France	81 kg	111	111	115	—	145	150	157	—	256	5
World Championships
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	81 kg	107	112	112	10	136	141	142	9	243	10
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	81 kg	105	105	110	6	130	130	130	—	—	—
2024	Manama, Bahrain	81 kg	108	108	112	6	140	144	146	9	252	5
IWF World Cup
2024	Phuket, Thailand	81 kg	107	111	111	9	133	138	142	10	244	9
Pan American Games
2023	Santiago, Chile	81 kg	107	111	114	—	130	133	144	—	244
Pan American Championships
2020	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	81 kg	102	106	109		125	131	136		242	4
2021	Guayaquil, Ecuador	81 kg	105	108	111		130	130	134		241
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	81 kg	104	109	113		128	135	139		252
2024	Caracas, Venezuela	81 kg	104	108	110	4	128	133	136		244
2025	Cali, Colombia	86 kg	113	117	123		143	147	152		270