Eva Dimas

Salvadoran weightlifter (born 1973)

Eva Dimas
Personal information
Full nameEva María Dimas Fontanals
Born18 March 1973 (1973-03-18) (age 51)
San Salvador, El Salvador
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  El Salvador
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo – 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg – 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro – 75 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena + 75 kg

Eva María Dimas Fontanals (born 18 March 1973 in San Salvador) is a retired female athlete and weightlifter from El Salvador.

Biography

She competed for her native Central American country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.[1] Dimas is a niece of Valerio Fontanals. She carried the flag for El Salvador at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.

Previously Dimas competed as a discus thrower, finishing in 31st place at the 1995 World Championships.

Dimas tested positive for the banned steroid Nandrolone in June 2009 and was banned from competing for two years.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eva Dimas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Sanctioned athletes". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

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Preceded by
Juan Vargas
 Flag bearer for  El Salvador
Sydney 2000 		Succeeded by
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