Yudelina Mejía

Yudelina Mejía Peguero (born 4 June 1997) is a Dominican Republic weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 81kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. She is also a four-time medalist, including gold, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. Mejía represented the Dominican Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career Mejía took up weightlifting at the age of 16. Her aunt encouraged her to get involved in a sport to get out of the house while she was taking care of her ailing grandmother.

Mejía won the silver medal in the women's 81kg event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She also won the silver medal in the same event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. In the same year, Mejía competed in the women's 81kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.

Mejía won two medals, including gold, at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador. She won the gold medal in the women's 87kg Snatch event and the silver medal in the women's 87kg Clean & Jerk event. A few months later, she competed in the women's 81kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In October 2023, Mejía won the silver medal in the women's 81kg event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. She lifted 256 kg in total and finished in fifth place.

Achievements Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Olympic Games 2024 Paris, France 81 kg 111 111 115 145 150 157 256 5 World Championships 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 81 kg 107 112 112 10 136 141 142 9 243 10 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 81 kg 105 105 110 6 130 130 130 — — — 2024 Manama, Bahrain 81 kg 108 108 112 6 140 144 146 9 252 5 2025 Førde, Norway 86 kg 115 119 122 145 149 153 271 AM IWF World Cup 2024 Phuket, Thailand 81 kg 107 111 111 9 133 138 142 10 244 9 Pan American Games 2023 Santiago, Chile 81 kg 107 111 114 130 133 144 244 Pan American Championships 2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 81 kg 102 106 109 125 131 136 242 4 2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador 81 kg 105 108 111 130 130 134 241 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 81 kg 104 109 113 128 135 139 252 2024 Caracas, Venezuela 81 kg 104 108 110 4 128 133 136 244 2025 Cali, Colombia 86 kg 113 117 123 143 147 152 270