2000 gold medalist dies
2000 gold medalist dies, 200 Gold Medals Winner is dead. Officials say the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal for Mexico has died of a heart attack at age 35.
Weightlifter Soraya Jimenez won the medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Associated Press
The Mexican Olympic Committee released a statement Thursday saying it was “in mourning” following Jimenez’s death.
Nelson Vargas, who was head of Mexico’s national sports commission during Jimenez’s prime years, said the weightlifter had gone through many problems after 2000, including a battle with her weight and influenza.
After retiring from weightlifting because of various injuries, Jimenez became a sportscaster for the Televisa television network.
In the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Maria Espinoza won a gold medal in taekwondo, the only other Mexican woman to win an Olympic gold.
Weightlifter Soraya Jimenez won the medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Associated Press
The Mexican Olympic Committee released a statement Thursday saying it was “in mourning” following Jimenez’s death.
Nelson Vargas, who was head of Mexico’s national sports commission during Jimenez’s prime years, said the weightlifter had gone through many problems after 2000, including a battle with her weight and influenza.
After retiring from weightlifting because of various injuries, Jimenez became a sportscaster for the Televisa television network.
In the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Maria Espinoza won a gold medal in taekwondo, the only other Mexican woman to win an Olympic gold.
