Dixon Bladimir Arroyo Valdez (born 12 August 1997) is an Ecuadorian

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lif ...

. He won the gold medal in men's +109kg event at the

2022 South American Games The XII South American Games (Spanish: ''XII Juegos Suramericanos Asunción 2022'') was a multi-sport event held between 1–15 October 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization, the Paraguaya ...

held in Asunción, Paraguay. He is also a two-time gold medalist at the

2022 Bolivarian Games The 2022 Bolivarian Games (Spanish:''Juegos Bolivarianos''), officially the XIX Bolivarian Games Valledupar 2022, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Valledupar, Colombia from June 24 to July 5. It was the fifth time of the ev ...

held in Valledupar, Colombia. In 2019, he competed in the men's 109kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. In 2021, he competed in the men's +109kg event at the

World Weightlifting Championships The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England. Athletes compete in a total of 20 weight categorie ...

held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arroyo, Dixon Living people 1997 births Place of birth missing (living people) Ecuadorian male weightlifters South American Games gold medalists for Ecuador South American Games medalists in weightlifting Competitors at the 2022 South American Games Pan American Weightlifting Championships medalists Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador Weightlifters at the 2019 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting 21st-century Ecuadorian people Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Ecuador Bolivarian Games medalists in weightlifting