Nationality Bolivia Event(s) 63 kg Sport Weightlifting | Weight 63 kg (139 lb) Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) Name Maria Monasterio | |
Born 15 October 1969 (age 54) ( 1969-10-15 ) Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
MARIA TERESA MONASTERIO SUPERO SU MACA EN BEIJING
María Teresa Monasterio (born October 15, 1969 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian weightlifter. At age forty-three, Monasterio made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's middleweight category (63 kg). Monasterio placed seventeenth in this event, as she successfully lifted 63 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 78 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 141 kg.
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