Dominican Republic Weightlifting Federationn
Federación Dominicana de Levantamiento de Pesas
SportWeightlifting
JurisdictionDominican Republic
AbbreviationFEDOMPESA
Founded1956 (1956)
AffiliationIWF
PresidentWillian Ozuna
Vice president(s)Félix Ogando
SecretaryBolivar Vargas
Official website
fedompesa.org
Dominican Republic

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 was first practiced on the Dominican Evangelical Church's patio in the Colonial Zone.[1] Eridania Segura won the first medal in a World Championships in the 1992 edition[2] before Yuderqui Contreras won the bronze medal in the 53 kg category at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships.[3]


References

  1. ^ "Historia". Federación Dominicana de Pesas. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  2. ^ Pérez Neró, Nathanael (2006-09-30). "Sin pesistas dominicanos arranca hoy el Mundial". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  3. ^ Adames, Yoel (2010-09-20). "Yudelquis sueña con medalla olímpica" (in Spanish). ESPNdeportes.com. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

External links

Sports governing bodies in the Dominican Republic (DOM)
National members of the International Weightlifting Federation
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