Elreen Ando

Filipino weightlifter (born 1998)
Elreen Ando
Personal information
Full nameElreen Ann Quinilitan Ando
NationalityFilipino
Born (1998-11-01) November 1, 1998 (age 25)
Home townCebu City
Alma materUniversity of Cebu
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportWeightlifting
Weight class-64 kg
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 0 0 1
Asian Championships 0 1 0
Southeast Asian Games 1 2 0
Total 1 3 1
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Philippines
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou -64 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tashkent -64 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tashkent -59 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia -59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam -64 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines -64 kg

Elreen Ann Quinilitan Ando (born November 1, 1998) is a Filipino weightlifter.[1][2]

Career

A native of Carreta, Cebu City, Ando became part of the Philippine national weightlifting team after she was scouted by coaches Garry Toleno and former olympian Ramon Solis when she was still a junior high school student at the University of Cebu (UC).[3] As a result, UC then granted her a collegiate scholarship.[4]

Ando participated at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan where she clinched three medals: bronze in snatch, silver in the clean and jerk, and another silver for the overall lift.[5]

Ando competed in the –64 kg women's weightlifting event of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6] She qualified through the Absolute Continental Ranking.[7] She placed seventh overall, but set new personal bests in the process.[8]

On April 3, 2024, Ando qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris after garnering enough Olympic qualifying ranking following the conclusion of the IWF World Cup in Thailand. She qualified for the –59 kg class event at the expense of Filipino Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz.[9] She finished in 6th place with a total result of 230 kg.[10]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021 Tokyo, Japan 64 kg 96 99 100 — 118 122 122 — 222 7
2024 Paris, France 59 kg 100 100 102 — 130 130 130 — 230 6
World Championships
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 64 kg 95 98 100 10 115 118 121 17 216 11
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 59 kg 94 96 98 5 116 116 116 6 214 5
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 59 kg 97 101 102 8 127 — — — — —
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 59 kg 95 98 100 7 118 122 125 11 222 8
IWF World Cup
2019 Tianjin, China 64 kg 90 95 98 5 112 113 118 5 208 5
2020 Rome, Italy 64 kg 88 88 91 6 110 116 117 7 201 6
2024 Phuket, Thailand 59 kg 98 100 102 11 125 125 128 6 228 7
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta, Indonesia 63 kg 85 90 93 — 105 111 115 — 201 4
2023 Hangzhou, China 64 kg 93 95 96 — 117 122 126 — 222 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo, China 64 kg 90 90 90 13 110 115 117 13 200 14
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 64 kg 94 97 97 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 115 119 121 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 213 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Jinju, South Korea 59 kg 95 98 99 5 125 125 125 — — —
2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 59 kg 93 93 93 5 117 120 124 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 213 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "ANDO, Elreen Ann". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "W 64Kg - Quinilitan Ando Elreen ANN (PHI): 223Kg Silver Medal Seagames 31 Việt Nam". YouTube. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ^ Atencio, Peter (3 July 2021). "Elreen Ando: An answered prayer, 3 years in advance". Manila Standard. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "From Cebu to Tokyo: Elreen Ando fulfills Olympic dream". Rappler. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Elreen Ando wins three medals in Asian Weightlifting Championships". GMA News. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Filipino weightlifter Elreen Ando: Hidilyn Diaz has her back". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Weightlifter Elreen Ando earns Tokyo Olympics berth". Manila Bulletin. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  8. ^ Masoy, Niel Victor C. (28 July 2021). "Ando misses out on podium but sets new personal bests in Tokyo". The Manila Times. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Hidilyn Diaz to keep lifting as Paris Olympics dream ends". GMA News. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.