# Lisseth Ayoví

Lisseth Betzaida Ayoví Cabezas (born 7 August 1998, Machala) is an Ecuadorian weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

## Career

Ayoví competed in the girls' +63 kg event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.
In 2019, she won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. After the competition the Mexican Tania Mascorro was banned for using Boldenone, so Ayoví won another two bronze medals (snatch and total).
She also won the bronze medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.
In 2021, Ayoví won the bronze medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Ayoví won two gold medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. She won the silver medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. She also won the silver medal in the Clean & Jerk event in this competition.
Ayoví won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. She won the silver medal in the women's +81 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
In February 2024, she won the gold medal in the women's +87 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.
In August 2024, Ayoví finished in 4th place in the women's +81 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.

## 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 |
| Summer Olympics |||||||||||||
| 2024 | Paris, France | +81 kg | 117 | 121 | 123 | — | 156 | 160 | 162 | — | 283 | 4 |
| World Championships |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Houston, United States | +75 kg | 102 | 106 | 108 | 22 | 133 | 136 | 140 | 21 | 244 | 22 |
| 2017 | Anaheim, United States | +90 kg | 107 | 111 | 113 | 6 | 135 | 140 | 143 | 6 | 251 | 6 |
| 2018 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | +87 kg | 110 | 115 | 116 | 10 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 14 | 256 | 11 |
| 2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | +87 kg | 112 | 116 | 118 | 11 | 136 | 138 | 142 | 15 | 258 | 13 |
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | +87 kg | 110 | 116 | 116 | 8 | 130 | 136 | 140 | 7 | 250 | 7 |
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | +87 kg | 110 | 115 | 120 | 7 | 145 | 151 | 155 | 6 | 275 | 7 |
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | +87 kg | 111 | 116 | 121 | | 146 | 150 | 155 | | 276 | |
| Pan American Games |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Lima, Peru | +87 kg | 108 | 115 | 120 | — | 130 | 135 | 140 | — | 255 | |
| 2023 | Santiago, Chile | +81 kg | 111 | 116 | 119 | — | 147 | 152 | 157 | — | 276 | |
| Pan American Championships |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | +75 kg | 95 | 101 | 106 | 5 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 7 | 226 | 6 |
| 2017 | Miami, United States | +90 kg | 103 | 108 | 112 | 4 | 128 | 135 | 140 | 4 | 252 | 4 |
| 2018 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | +90 kg | 100 | 107 | 112 | 5 | 130 | 130 | 136 | 5 | 243 | 5 |
| 2019 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | +87 kg | 110 | 115 | 118 | | 141 | 146 | 146 | | 264 | |
| 2020 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | +87 kg | 110 | 115 | 117 | | 138 | 143 | 145 | | 260 | |
| 2021 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | +87 kg | 100 | 106 | 113 | | 126 | 130 | — | | 243 | |
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | +87 kg | 106 | 110 | 115 | 4 | 137 | 141 | 149 | | 264 | |
| 2023 | Bariloche, Argentina | +87 kg | 112 | 112 | 112 | — | 141 | 146 | 153 | | — | — |
| 2024 | Caracas, Venezuela | +87 kg | 112 | 116 | 118 | | 146 | 151 | 158 | | 269 | |
| South American Championships |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Chiclayo, Peru | +75 kg | 85 | 90 | 95 | 5 | 110 | 115 | 120 | 4 | 210 | 4 |
| 2017 | Santa Marta, Colombia | +90 kg | 105 | 111 | 115 | | 133 | 140 | 144 | | 251 | |
| 2019 | Palmira, Colombia | +87 kg | 105 | 110 | 117 | | 137 | 141 | 145 | | 262 | |
| Ibero-American Championships |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Palmira, Colombia | +87 kg | 105 | 110 | 117 | | 137 | 141 | 145 | | 262 | |