Alexandra Escobar

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alexandra Escobar
Occupation	Weightlifter
Date Of Birth	Jul 17, 1980(1980-07-17)
Age	44
Birthplace	Esmeraldas
Country	Ecuador
Horoscope	Cancer

Alexandra Escobar Biography

Alexandra Escobar is one of the most popular and richest Weightlifter who was born on July 17, 1980 in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. In the 2012 Summer Olympics, she again competed in the women’s 58 kg category, finishing 9th with a total of 226 kg. She was born on July 14, 1980, in the coastal city Esmeraldas.

At the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya, Turkey she won gold in the 53 kg category in the clean and jerk, bronze in the snatch, and the overall bronze medal with in total 205 kg.

Alexandra Escobar’s dream is to win an Olympic medal, and she has competed in three games so far. She first competed in the Olympics in 2004 at Athens, Greece. She then returned in the 2008 games at Beijing, China. Finally, she competed in London, England during the 2012 games. Prior to the 2012 games Escobar said:

She ranked 7th in the Woman’s 58 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympics, lifting 215 kg in total.

Escobar was found by a local coach in Esmeraldas named Silvio Mila. Mila practically refused to let Escobar walk away from the sport, and just four months after beginning to train in the sport she won her first medal, and was shortly thereafter invited to join the Ecuadorian Weightlifting team. Escobar first found international success in 2001 at the World Championships in Antalya, Turkey where she won a gold medal in the 53 kg Clean & Jerk event. Escobar has also found considerable success on her home continent winning 18 gold medals in various major South American competitions. She has competed in three Olympic Games all in the 58 kg event, and is currently working towards qualifying for the 2016 games to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Escobar and her husband Dario Xavier Garcia have one son, Dominic Ramses Garcia. She is currently coached by the Cuban Javier Perez Rosas, and trains in her home town of Esmeraldas. The government has provided her with facilities to train in and a monthly stipend to allow her to focus solely on weightlifting.

Alexandra Escobar Net Worth

Alexandra Escobar is one of the richest Weightlifter from Ecuador. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alexandra Escobar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

María Alexandra Escobar Guerrero (born July 17, 1980) is an Ecuadorian female weightlifter.

Alexandra Escobar has competed in eight World Championships. She has won one gold medal, in 2001, and has finished second on two occasions, both occurring in the 2013 games held in Wroclaw, Poland. She has also won four bronze medals, in 2001, 2003 and 2013. Her medals have all came in the 58 kg, 58 kg – snatch and 58 kg – clean & jerk events.

In October 2003 Escobar threatened to boycott the World Championships that were being held in Vancouver, Canada later that year unless the governing committee canceled a twenty thousand dollar fine that was imposed on a fellow competitor. Ultimately, the issue was resolved and Escobar attended the games winning a bronze medal in the 58 kg – snatch event. This event painted Escobar as a martyr in the eyes of the weightlifting community, and garnered her significant respect among her fellow competitors.

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Escobar won the gold medal in the 58 kg category at the 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships.

Facts & Trivia

Alexandra Ranked on the list of most popular Weightlifter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ecuador. Alexandra Escobar celebrates birthday on July 17 of every year.