Photo: Alisa Andréyevna Fédichkina — CC0Source
Soraya Jiménez
- August 5, 1977
- March 28, 2013
- 35 years
- heart attack
About Soraya Jiménez
Soraya Jiménez, 35, Mexican Olympic champion (2000) weightlifter, heart attack.
Explore other notable deaths in 2013 or deaths in March 2013.
The Deaths Archive presents
How well do you know Soraya Jiménez?
Explore their life. Test your knowledge. Beat the challenge.
10 questions · One legacy · How much do you really know?
Challenge your friends
Play together in real-time.
Advertisement
Full Biography
|Soraya Jiménez Mendivil (a twin sister born 5 August 1977 – 28 March 2013) was a Mexican weightlifter and Olympic champion. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won a gold medal. Jiménez became the first ever female athlete from Mexico to win an Olympic gold medal.
She died at age 35 on 28 March 2013 at her home in Mexico City after suffering a heart attack.
Major results
She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.
Content from Wikipedia — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Interactive
Test Your Knowledge – Trivia Challenge
How well do you know this person's life and legacy?
No account needed to play. Sign in to keep your score on the leaderboard.
Books & Media
Find books, audiobooks and films about Soraya Jiménez on Amazon.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
Sources
- Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soraya_Jim%C3%A9nez
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sep 26, 2026
- View article
- View record
- October 1, 2026
- Sep 26, 2026
People who died on March 28
Spotted an error?
Help us keep the archive accurate. Report a correction with a source.
Report an error for Soraya Jiménez →Advertisement
