Mari Sánchez

Mari Leivis Sánchez Periñán (born 8 October 1991) is a Colombian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 71kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She is a four-time silver medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. She won two medals, including gold, at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.

Career

Sánchez won the gold medal in the women's 69kg Snatch event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia. She also won the silver medal in the women's 69kg Clean & Jerk event. In that same year, she competed in the women's 71kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

Sánchez won the silver medal in her event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.

Sánchez won the silver medal in the women's 71kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. In February 2024, she won the silver medal in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

In August 2024, Sánchez won the silver medal in the women's 71kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.

Achievements Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankRepresenting Olympic Games 2024 Paris, France 71 kg 108 112 112 4 135 140 145 2 257 World Championships 2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 71 kg 103 106 107 6 120 125 125 8 228 7 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 71 kg 108 111 113 4 133 136 137 7 244 62023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 71 kg 105 108 111 5 128 132 135 7 240 72024 Manama, Bahrain 71 kg 103 106 110 6 130 135 135 7 236 62025 Førde, Norway 77 kg 106 110 112 132 136 136 5 248 IWF World Cup 2024 Phuket, Thailand 71 kg 104 104 110 6 130 135 135 13 240 7 Pan American Games2023 Santiago, Chile 71 kg 105 109 112 130 134 137 246 Pan American Championships 2014 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 63 kg 93 93 96 4 110 115 115 4 211 4 2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 71 kg 102 105 105 123 126 129 231 2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador 71 kg 103 106 106 123 123 129 5 229 5 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 71 kg 105 110 112 130 134 136 246 2024 Caracas, Venezuela 71 kg 90 101 104 4 120 125 128 232 2025 Cali, Colombia 77 kg 105 109 111 130 134 137 248 2026 Panama City, Panama 77 kg 105 110 111 5 130 138 142 243 4 Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla, Colombia 69 kg 103 108 111 124 128 130 2023 San Salvador, El Salvador 71 kg 100 105 108 125 130 130 2026 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 77 kg 107 108 112 135 140 143 South American Games 2022 Asunción, Paraguay 76 kg 105 110 112 130 134 138 240 Bolivarian Games 2022 Valledupar, Colombia 71 kg 105 108 111 129 131 135 2025 Lima, Peru 77 kg 102 105 — 128 — —