# Yenny Álvarez

Yenny Álvarez Caicedo (born 24 May 1995) is a Colombian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

## Career

Álvarez won two gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.
Álvarez won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
In August 2024, Álvarez competed in the women's 59 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. She lifted 105 kg in the Snatch sharing third provisional place but then failed three attempts in the Clean & Jerk.

## Achievements

| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank |
| Year | Venue | Weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Representing Colombia |||||||||||||
| Olympic Games |||||||||||||
| 2024 | Paris, France | 59 kg | 101 | 103 | 105 | 3 | 130 | 132 | 132 | — | — | — |
| World Championships |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 58 kg | 95 | 100 | 103 | | 118 | 122 | 125 | | 225 | 4 |
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 59 kg | 95 | 99 | 101 | 4 | 123 | 123 | 127 | | 226 | |
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 59 kg | 98 | 98 | 101 | 6 | 128 | 131 | 133 AM | | 234 AM | |
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 59 kg | 100 | 103 | 103 | 6 | 129 | 132 | 132 | 5 | 229 | 5 |
| 2024 | Manama, Bahrain | 59 kg | | | | | | | | | | |
| IWF World Cup |||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 59 kg | 98 | 98 | 100 | 12 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 9 | 225 | 9 |
| Pan American Games |||||||||||||
| 2023 | Santiago, Chile | 59 kg | 97 | 100 | 102 | — | 126 | 126 | 134 | — | 228 | |
| Pan American Championships |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Cartagena, Colombia | 58 kg | 95 | 98 | 100 | | 118 | 120 | 124 | | 224 | |
| 2021 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 59 kg | 95 | 98 | 100 | | 122 | 126 | 130 | | 230 | |
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 59 kg | 97 | 100 | 102 AM | | 124 | 124 | 128 | | 226 | |
| 2024 | Caracas, Venezuela | 59 kg | 96 | 100 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Central American and Caribbean Games |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Veracruz, Mexico | 58 kg | 95 | 97 | 99 | | 117 | 121 | 123 | | — | — |
| 2023 | San Salvador, El Salvador | 59 kg | 96 | 99 | 103 | | 125 | 130 | 131 | | — | — |
| South American Games |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Santiago, Chile | 58 kg | 87 | 90 | 90 | — | 110 | 113 | 116 | — | 200 | |
| 2022 | Asunción, Paraguay | 59 kg | 90 | 94 | 96 | — | 120 | 124 | — | — | 220 | |
| Bolivarian Games |||||||||||||
| 2022 | Valledupar, Colombia | 59 kg | 95 | 98 | — | | 120 | 125 | — | | — | — |
| Junior World Championships |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Lima, Peru | 53 kg | 80 | 83 | 86 | 4 | 100 | 105 | 106 | 4 | 183 | 4 |
| 2014 | Kazan, Russia | 58 kg | 90 | 94 | 97 | | 115 | 119 | 119 | | 213 | |
| Youth World Championships |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Košice, Slovakia | 53 kg | 73 | 77 | 80 | | 91 | 97 | 100 | | 177 | |