Sofía Rito

Sofia Julia Rito Enocksson
Personal information
Born (1985-11-02) 2 November 1985 (age 39)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight52.94 kg (116.7 lb)
Sport
Country Uruguay
SportWeightlifting
TeamNational team
Updated on 21 July 2016

Sofía Julia Rito Enocksson (born 2 November 1985) is a Uruguayan weightlifter, competing in the 53 kg category and representing Uruguay at international competitions.

She competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships,[1] and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Rito was born in Stockholm, Sweden[2] to Julio Rito, who is a Uruguayan.[3][2][4] Her mother Lotta Enocksson is a plastic artist and is the origin of one of Sofía Rito's surnames, Enocksson.[2] Julio Rito had been exiled from Uruguay during the military dictatorship.[4][3][2] Sofía Rito was raised in Stockholm and later in Strängnäs, Sweden.[2]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2015 United States Houston, United States 53 kg 64 67 67 38 83 85 86 38 147 38

References

  1. ^ "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Sofia Julia Rito Enocksson". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e Castro, Fecundo (July 22, 2016). "Regreso victorioso". La Diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  3. ^ a b "Río 2016: Pesista sueca con sangre uruguaya". hoylosangeles.com (in Spanish). August 7, 2016. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  4. ^ a b "Río 2016: en halterofilia, Sofía Rito no mejoró su marca - Diario La República". Diario La República (in Spanish). 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2017-10-07.


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