Beatriz Pirón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pirón and the second or maternal family name is Candelario.

Beatriz Pirón

Personal information
Full name	Beatriz Elizabeth Pirón Candelario
Nationality	Dominican
Born	(1995-02-27) February 27, 1995 (age 29) San Pedro de Macorís
Height	1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country	Dominican Republic
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–48 kg
Coached by	Leonild Goncharenko, Rómula Hidalgo, Bienvenido Rodríguez
Medal record Women's weightlifting Representing the  Dominican Republic Pan American Games 2019 Lima –49 kg 2015 Toronto –48 kg 2023 Santiago –49 kg Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz –48 kg Snatch 2014 Veracruz –48 kg C&J Junior Pan American Championships 2015 Cartagena –48 kg Snatch 2015 Cartagena –48 kg C&J 2015 Cartagena –48 kg Total Youth Pan American Championships 2011 Isla Margarita – 44 kg

Beatriz Elizabeth Pirón Candelario (born February 27, 1995)[1] is a Dominican weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in snatch at the 2011 Youth World Championships and gold at the 2011 Youth Pan American Championships. She went to the 2012 Summer Olympics ranking in the 9th place and the 2016 Summer Olympics ranking fourth.

Personal life

Born Beatriz Elizabeth Pirón Candelario[2][3] on February 27, 1995, in San Pedro de Macorís, she is 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) tall 48 kilograms (106 lb).[4] Her parents are Kenia Candelario and Augusto Pirón, have a daughter named Yamilka and Berlyn is the niece of the three times Pan American Games medalist Guillermina Candelario.[5] She is a member of the Dominican Republic National Police with the rank of Corporal.[6][7]

Career

2009

Pirón ranked 5th at 1st Youth World championships held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, participating in the under 44 kg, having a 54 kg lift in snatch, 64 kg in clean & jerk and a total of 118 kg.[8]

2011

In April Pirón won three gold medals in the 2011 Youth Pan American Championship in the under 44 kg, setting two continental records in snatch with 62 kg and total 128 kg; she also lifted 76 kg in clean & jerk.[9][10] She participated under the guidance of the coaches Rómula Hidalgo, Bienvenido Rodríguez.[11] In May, she won the bronze medal in snatch with a 60 kg lift in snatch in the 44 kg division of the 2011 Youth World Championships held in Lima, Peru.[12] She also had 76 in clean&jerk and a total of 136 kg.[13][14] She was crowned in July in the National Junior Championship winning the gold medal in snatch with 80 kg and total with 146 kilograms, also winning the silver medal in clean & jerk with 66 .[15]

The San Pedro de Macorís Hall of Fame invited Pirón in September to be one the pageant on the memorial where Tony Fernández and Tetelo Vargas were among the inductees.[16][17]

2012

With a 6th place at the Pan-American Championship held in Antigua, Guatemala Pirón started the 2012 competing in the under 48 kg category[18] with a total lifted of 158 kg.[19] She earned the gold medal lifting 65 kg in snatch, 85 kg in clean & jerk and 150 kg in total in the National Schools Games representing the East region.[20]

She was named along Yuderqui Contreras to represent the Dominican Republic at the London Olympic Games, practicing under the Guidance of Leonild Goncharenko.[5] In her first Olympic,[21] she ranked 7th in snatch[22] and finished in 9th place at the 48 kg category of the Olympic tournament, with 90 kg in clean & jerk and 167 kg in total.[23][24]

2015–2016

Pirón competed in 2015 Pan American Games and won the bronze medal being her National Police ranking being lifted to Corporal because of her medal.[7] She won three gold medals in the 48 kg category, setting new Pan American marks with 81 kg in snatch, 97 kg in clean & jerk and a total amount of 178 kg.[25] Pirón won two gold medals in snatch and total and a silver in clean and jerk, participating in the 53 kg category of the 2016 Pan American Championships.[26] She took part of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, finishing in the fourth place in the 48 kg category lifting 85 kg in snatch, 102 kg in clean and jerk and a total of 187 kg, just one kilo under the bronze medal.[27]

2021

She represented the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 8th place in the women's 49 kg event.[28]

2023

She won the bronze medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[29][30]

2024

In August 2024, Pirón competed in the women's 49 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. She lifted 85 kg in Snatch and 107 kg in Clean & Jerk setting 192 kg in total placing seventh in her forth Olympic Games.

Achievements

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Summer Olympics
2012	London, Great Britain	48 kg	72	75	77	—	87	90	92	—	167	9
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	48 kg	85	87	87	—	102	105	105	—	187	4
2021	Tokyo, Japan	49 kg	78	81	83	—	90	93	95	—	176	8
2024	Paris, France	49 kg	85	88	88	—	102	107	110	—	192	7
World Championships
2015	Houston, United States	48 kg	80	80	83	11	95	98	100	13	180	11
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	49 kg	81	84	84		100	103	105	5	187	4
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	49 kg	83	86	88	6	101	103	103	9	187	7
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	49 kg	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
IWF World Cup
2019	Fuzhou, China	49 kg	75	78	78		90	94	98	5	176
2024	Phuket, Thailand	49 kg	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pan American Games
2015	Toronto, Canada	48 kg	80	84	84	—	95	98	99	—	175
2019	Lima, Peru	49 kg	82	85	87	—	100	104	106	—	193
2023	Santiago, Chile	49 kg	80	84	86	—	97	102	102	—	181
Pan American Championships
2012	Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala	48 kg	68	71	71	4	84	87	88	5	158	6
2013	Margarita Island, Venezuela	48 kg	77	80	82		91	96	98		176
2016	Cartagena, Colombia	53 kg	87	90	91		105	108	111		199
2017	Miami, United States	53 kg	85	88	88	4	104	106	108		191
2018	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	53 kg	88	90	92		106	109	110	4	196
2019	Guatemala City, Guatemala	49 kg	82	85	85		99	102	102		184
2021	Guayaquil, Ecuador	49 kg	78	81	82	4	91	96	98	5	174	5
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	49 kg	82	82	82	5	97	102	105	5	184	5
2024	Caracas, Venezuela	49 kg	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

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6. "Seis atletas de la Policía Nacional en Juegos Olímpicos Rio-2016" [Dominican Beatriz Pirón wins two gold in Pan American Weightlifting Championship]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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External links

• Beatriz Pirón at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Beatriz Pirón at Olympics.com
• Beatriz Pirón at Olympedia (archive)