Melissa

Villanueva

Name: Melissa Villanueva

Team: Team Florida Orlando

Coach: Tyrone Harvey and Hannah Crowe

Hometown: Orlando, Fla.

Current Residence: Orlando, Fla.

Year of birth: 1992

Weight class: 48 kg

Height: 4-11

What year did you being lifting? 2010

How did you get involved? My brother, who had been on the high school weightlifting team, told me to come out to tryouts for the girls Weightlifting season. I made the team and fell in love with the sport!

Favorite Competition Lift? Clean & Jerk

Favorite Training Lift? Back Squats

Education: Seminole State University

Personal Goals: Make a World Team someday and hopefully the Olympic Team.

Favorite Food: Authentic Mexican food, especially enchiladas, steak and carbs

Favorite Book: I only read for school, so I don't have a favorite

Favorite TV Show: The Walking Dead

Favorite Song: “Girl on Fire” by Alicia Keys

Hobbies/Interested outside of Weightlifting: Friends, shopping, dancing and eating

Most people don’t know that…. I have a zombie obsession