Shoely Mego
Shoely Mabel Mego Contreras (born 1999)[1] is a Peruvian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in women's 55 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[2] She also won two bronze medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.
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| Full name | Shoely Mabel Mego Contreras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1999 (age 23–24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 55 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2019, Mego represented Peru at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru in the women's 55 kg event.[3] She finished in 6th place.[3] In that same year, she competed in the women's 55 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[4]
She won the bronze medal in the women's 55 kg Clean & Jerk event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Mego won two bronze medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[5][6] She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[2]
Mego won the bronze medal in the women's 55 kg Clean & Jerk event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[7] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina. She also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. In the same year, Mego competed in the women's 55 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[8]
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | 55 kg | 78 | 82 | 84 | 21 | 103 | 108 | 110 | 9 | 194 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 55 kg | 83 | 10 | 109 | 192 | 7 | ||||||
| 2023 | 55 kg | 82 | 85 | 87 | 4 | 105 | 108 | 6 | 195 | 5 | ||
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | 55 kg | 80 | 83 | — | 106 | 110 | — | 193 | 6 | |||
| South American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | 55 kg | 82 | 84 | — | 105 | 108 | — | 192 | ||||
| Bolivarian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | 55 kg | 77 | 81 | 100 | 104 | 107 | — | — | ||||
References
- "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Start Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- "Women's 55 kg Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- "Perú lucha por quedar entre los 3 primeros del medallero de los Juegos Bolivarianos de Valledupar". Ovación Corporación Deportiva (in Spanish). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- "Weightlifting Medalists". 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.