Amalia Pérez

Amalia Pérez Vázquez, born on 10 July 1973, is a Mexican powerlifter who competes in the bracket from 44 to 60 kilograms. She has been a member of the Mexican delegation to the Paralympic Games since 2000, winning silver at the 2000 Games in the 52 kilogram event and again in 2004 in the 48 kilogram event. She then took gold in the 52 kilogram event in 2008, repeated that in 2012, won the women's 55 kilogram event in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and the women's 61 kilogram event in Tokyo at the 2020 Games. Four times a Paralympic champion, she is the only powerlifter in the world to have been Paralympic champion in three divisions.