Tulia Angela Medina Alcalde (born March 18, 1983 in

Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...

, Valle del Cauca) is a female weightlifter from

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. She won a gold medal at the

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for her native

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n country. Medina twice represented Colombia at the

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: in 2004 and 2008.

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1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Cali Olympic weightlifters for Colombia Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2003 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 2007 Pan American Games Colombian female weightlifters Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia Female powerlifters Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Colombian women {{Footer Pan American Games Champions Weightlifting Women Light-heavyweight