Oliba Nieve

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nieves and the second or maternal family name is Arroyo.

Oliba Nieve

Personal information
Born	(1977-11-25) November 25, 1977
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country	Ecuador
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	+75kg
Medal record Women's Weightlifting Representing Ecuador Pan American Games Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro +75 kg Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara +75 kg Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo + 75 kg Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto +75 kg Pan American Championships Gold medal – first place 2008 Callao + 75 kg Gold medal – first place 2010 Guatemala City + 75 kg Bronze medal – third place 2017 Miami 90 kg Bolivarian Games Bronze medal – third place 2013 Trujillo +75 kg
Updated on 21 November 2013

Oliba Seledina Nieves Arroyo (born 1977-11-25 in Esmeraldas) is a female weightlifter from Ecuador. She won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country in the + 75 kg weight division.

Career

Nieves won the gold medal of the 2007 Pan American Games +75 kg category. She won the gold medal of the 2012 Pre-Olympic Championship held in Guatemala, winning the berth to the 2012 Summer Olympics. Nieve finished in the eight place in the +75 kg category in London, after lifting 255 kg.

Nieves also won the bronze medal in the 2013 Bolivarian Games in Trujillo, Peru.

References

• the-sports.org
• Profile Archived 2010-04-13 at the Wayback Machine