Wanda Rijo Contreras (born November 26, 1979) is a female former weightlifter from the Dominican Republic. She twice competed at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. Rijo won the only gold medal for the Dominican Republic at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A year later she carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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| National team | Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Born | November 26, 1979 San Pedro de Macoris | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
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She is currently a pastor at Monte de Dios, La Romana.[1] She was inducted to the Dominican Republic Hall of Fame in 2016.[2]
References
edit- ^ Durán, Florentino (2016-05-28). "Wanda Rijo" (in Spanish). La Romana: Listin Diario. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
- ^ Carmona Jr, Bienvenido (2016-10-17). "Wanda Rijo: "Oré a Dios por esta exaltación"" (in Spanish). El Nacional. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
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