Keydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sánchez (born 8 October 1999) is a Venezuelan weightlifter. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[2][3]
Vallenilla won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk in the men's 89 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[4][5] He also won the bronze medal in the Snatch in the men's 89 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[6]
In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's 96 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[7]
In 2021, Vallenilla won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[9][10] In that same year, he won the bronze medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[11][12]
He won two medals, including gold, at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[13][14] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[15][16] He also set new Panamerican records in both the Snatch and the Clean & Jerk which were all improved upon during the competition by Brayan Rodallegas of Colombia.[16]
Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[17] In December 2022, Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[2][3] In that same month, he was also elected as member of the IWF Athletes' Commission.[18]
Vallenilla won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina. He also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. In September 2023, he won the bronze medal in the men's 89 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[19]
In 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's 96 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.
In August 2024, Vallenilla competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[20] He lifted 358 kg in total and placed eighth.
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 96 kg | 172 | 175 | 177 | — | 210 | — | 387 | 
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| 2024 | Paris, France | 89 kg | 157 | 162 | — | 190 | 196 | — | 358 | 8 | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 89 kg | 160 | 165 | 9 | 195 | 201 | 204 |  |
369 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | 89 kg | 164 | 167 | 169 | |
195 | 12 | 364 | 8 | ||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 96 kg | 172 | 175 | 177 | |
210 | 214 | |
391 |
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| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 89 kg | 171 | 175 |  |
210 | 4 | 385 |
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| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 89 kg | 165 | 169 | 171 | |
205 | 210 | |
381 |
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| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 89 kg | 165 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Lima, Peru | 96 kg | 165 | 169 | — | 200 | 205 | — | 374 |
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| 2023 | Santiago, Chile | 89 kg | 168 | 172 | — | 208 | 211 | — | — | 383 |
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| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Miami, United States | 85 kg | 150 | 156 | 4 | 189 | 195 | |
351 |
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| 2018 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 85 kg | 151 | 158 | 162 | |
192 | 7 | 354 | 6 | ||
| 2020 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 96 kg | 170 | 175 | |
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| 2021 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 96 kg | 164 | 169 | 174 | |
205 | 209 | 214 | |
388 |
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| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 89 kg | 162 | 167 | 171 | |
202 | 206 | |
377 |
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| 2023 | Bariloche, Argentina | 89 kg | 167 | |
202 | 212 | — | |
379 |
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| 2024 | Caracas, Venezuela | 96 kg | 165 | 170 | — | |
202 | 212 | — | |
382 |
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| 2025 | Cali, Colombia | 88 kg | 167 | 172 | 174 | |
202 | 208 | |
382 |
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| South American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 85 kg | 152 | 160 | |
192 | 200 | |
360 |
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| 2022 | Asunción, Paraguay | 96 kg | 168 | 174 | 178 | — | 204 | 216 | — | 394 |
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| Bolivarian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Valledupar, Colombia | 96 kg | 167 | |
201 | 206 | 210 | |
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90 kg (1955–1991) · 91 kg (1995) · 94 kg (1999–2015) · 96 kg (2019) · 89 kg (2023–) | |
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