Sport Weightlifting Abbreviation FEDOMPESA Affiliation IWF | Jurisdiction Dominican Republic Founded 1956 (1956) President Willian Ozuna | |
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The Dominican Republic Weightlifting Federation (Spanish: Federación Dominicana de Levantamiento de Pesas) (FEDOMPESA) is the governing body for the sport of weightlifting in the Dominican Republic.
History
The origins of Dominican Republic olympic weightlifting started in 1946, when the sport is first practiced in the Dominican Evangelical Church patio in the Colonial Zone. Eridania Segura won the first medal in a World Championships in the 1992 edition before Yuderqui Contreras won the bronze medal in the 53 kg category, in the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships.
References
Dominican Republic Weightlifting Federation Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA