Lisseth Ayoví

Lisseth Betzaida Ayoví Cabezas (born 7 August 1998, Machala) is an Ecuadorian weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in the women's +87kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Career

Ayoví competed in the girls' +63kg event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.

In 2019, she won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. After the competition the Mexican Tania Mascorro was banned for using Boldenone, so Ayoví won another two bronze medals (snatch and total).

She also won the bronze medal in the women's +87kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.

In 2021, Ayoví won the bronze medal in the women's +87kg event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Ayoví won two gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. She won the silver medal in the women's +87kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. She also won the silver medal in the Clean & Jerk event in this competition. She won the silver medal in the women's +81kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.

In February 2024, she won the gold medal in the women's +87kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

In August 2024, Ayoví finished in 4th place in the women's +81kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.

Achievements