# Verónica Saladín

Verónica Estela Saladín Tolentino (born 21 May 1992) is a weightlifter from the Dominican Republic. She won the silver medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. She is also a three-time silver medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships and a two-time medalist, including gold, at the Central American and Caribbean Games.

## Career

Saladín represented the Dominican Republic at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. She finished in 4th place in the women's +75 kg event. She also competed in the women's +75 kg event at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships held in Paris, France.
Saladín won the bronze medal in the women's +75 kg Snatch event at the 2014 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She competed in the women's +75 kg event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada where she did not register a result in the Clean & Jerk. She won the gold medal in the women's +90 kg Snatch event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia. She also won the silver medal in the women's +90 kg Clean & Jerk event.
In 2018, Saladín competed in the women's +87 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. A year later, she competed in the same event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.
In 2019, Saladín won the silver medal in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She previously also won the silver medal in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships in 2017 and 2018. She won the silver medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.
Saladín represented the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 7th place in the women's +87 kg event.
Saladín won the bronze medal in the women's +87 kg Snatch event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.

## 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 |||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | +87 kg | 105 | 111 | 116 | — | 125 | 131 | – | — | 242 | 7 |
| World Championships |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Paris, France | +75 kg | 97 | 102 | 103 | 14 | 118 | 125 | 127 | 21 | 228 | 20 |
| 2018 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | +87 kg | 118 | 122 | 126 | 5 | 142 | 146 | 146 | 12 | 264 | 10 |
| 2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | +87 kg | 120 | 125 | 126 | 9 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 12 | 265 | 10 |
| Pan American Games |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico | +75 kg | 102 | 102 | 107 | — | 125 | 127 | 127 | — | 232 | 4 |
| 2015 | Toronto, Canada | +75 kg | 110 | 115 | 117 | — | 132 | 132 | 132 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Lima, Peru | +87 kg | 120 | 125 | 130 | — | 145 | 152 | 153 | — | 283 | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Barranquilla, Colombia | +90 kg | 119 | 119 | 122 | | 143 | 147 | 148 | | — | — |