Soraya Jiménez
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| Born | 5 August 1977 Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico |
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| Died | 28 March 2013 (aged 35) Mexico City, Mexico |
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Soraya Jiménez Mendivil (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 was the first female athlete from Mexico to ever 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.
She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.
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