Wanda Rijo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rijo and the second or maternal family name is Contreras.
Wanda Rijo
Personal information
National teamDominican Republic
Born (1979-11-26) November 26, 1979 (age 44)
San Pedro de Macoris
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Dominican Republic
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg – 75 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo – 75 kg

Wanda Rijo Contreras (born November 26, 1979) is a female former weightlifter from the Dominican Republic. She twice competed at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. Rijo won the only gold medal for the Dominican Republic at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A year later she carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

She is currently a pastor at Monte de Dios, La Romana.[1] She was inducted to the Dominican Republic Hall of Fame in 2016.[2]

  1. ^ Durán, Florentino (2016-05-28). "Wanda Rijo" (in Spanish). La Romana: Listin Diario. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  2. ^ Carmona Jr, Bienvenido (2016-10-17). "Wanda Rijo: "Oré a Dios por esta exaltación"" (in Spanish). El Nacional. Retrieved 2017-11-26.