{{Philippine name|Quinilitan|Ando}} {{Short description|Filipino weightlifter (born 1998)}} {{use mdy|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Elreen Ando | honorific_suffix = | image = Ando 2022.jpg | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = Ando in 2022 | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = Elreen Ann Quinilitan Ando | nickname = | nationality = Filipino | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1998|11|1}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | hometown = Cebu City | education = | alma_mater = University of Cebu | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = 1.57 m | weight = 64 kg | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = <!-- Sport --> | country = Philippines | sport = Weightlifting | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = -64 kg | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCount|total=yes |World Championships|0|0|1 |Asian Games|0|0|1 |Asian Championships|0|1|0 |Southeast Asian Games|2|2|0 }} {{Medal|Sport| Women's weightlifting }} {{Medal|Country| {{PHI}} }} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Førde|-63 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Hangzhou|-64 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2020 Tashkent|-64 kg}} {{MedalSilver| 2024 Tashkent | -59 kg }} {{MedalSilver|2025 Jiangshan|-64 kg}} {{Medal|Competition| Southeast Asian Games }} {{Medal|Gold| 2025 Thailand | -63 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2023 Cambodia | -59 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2021 Vietnam | -64 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2019 Philippines | -64 kg }} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''Elreen Ann Quinilitan Ando''' (born November 1, 1998) is a Filipino weightlifter.<ref>{{cite web |title=ANDO, Elreen Ann |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n1502496-ando-elreen-ann.htm |website=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |access-date=15 July 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=W 64Kg - Quinilitan Ando Elreen ANN (PHI): 223Kg Silver Medal Seagames 31 Việt Nam |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJuBjDhMPVk |website=YouTube | date=24 May 2022 |access-date=3 June 2022 |language=en-us}}</ref>
==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).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Atencio |first1=Peter |title=Elreen Ando: An answered prayer, 3 years in advance |url=https://manilastandard.net/mobile/article/358772 |access-date=15 July 2021 |work=Manila Standard |date=3 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref> As a result, UC then granted her a collegiate scholarship.<ref>{{cite news |title=From Cebu to Tokyo: Elreen Ando fulfills Olympic dream |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/cebuana-elreen-ando-fulfills-olympic-dream/ |access-date=15 July 2021 |work=Rappler |date=25 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Elreen Ando wins three medals in Asian Weightlifting Championships |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/784655/elreen-ando-wins-three-medals-in-asian-weightlifting-championships/story/ |access-date=15 July 2021 |work=GMA News |date=21 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
Ando competed in the –64 kg women's weightlifting event of the 2020 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Filipino weightlifter Elreen Ando: Hidilyn Diaz has her back |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/philipinnes-weightlifter-elreen-ando-qualifies-for-tokyo-olympic |website=Olympics.com |publisher=International Olympic Committee |access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref> She qualified through the Absolute Continental Ranking.<ref>{{cite news |title=Weightlifter Elreen Ando earns Tokyo Olympics berth |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/06/12/weightlifter-elreen-ando-earns-tokyo-olympics-berth/ |access-date=15 July 2021 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=12 June 2021}}</ref> She placed seventh overall, but set new personal bests in the process.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Masoy |first1=Niel Victor C. |title=Ando misses out on podium but sets new personal bests in Tokyo |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/07/28/latest-stories/ando-misses-out-on-podium-but-sets-new-personal-bests-in-tokyo/1808704 |access-date=28 July 2021 |work=The Manila Times |date=28 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hidilyn Diaz to keep lifting as Paris Olympics dream ends |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/902607/hidilyn-diaz-to-keep-lifting-as-paris-olympics-dream-ends/story/ |access-date=April 4, 2024 |work=GMA News |date=April 4, 2024 }}</ref> She finished in 6th place with a total result of 230 kg.<ref name="weightlifting_results_book_summer_olympics_2024">{{Cite web |title=Weightlifting Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811193408/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}}</ref>
Ando won a clean and jerk bronze at the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships in Førde, Norway in the –63kg women's event.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Villar |first1=Joey |title=Ando lifts way to bronze in IWF World Championships |url=https://www.philstar.com/campus/sports/2025/10/06/2477957/ando-lifts-way-bronze-iwf-world-championships |access-date=6 October 2025 |work=The Philippine Star |date=6 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Villar |first1=Joey |title=Ando lifts way to bronze in IWF World Championships |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2025/10/06/2477957/ando-lifts-way-bronze-iwf-world-championships |access-date=6 October 2025 |work=The Philippine Star |date=6 October 2025}}</ref>
==Major results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 width=40 | Year ! rowspan=2 width=250 | Venue ! rowspan=2 width=60 | Weight ! colspan=4 | Snatch (kg) ! colspan=4 | Clean & Jerk (kg) ! rowspan=2 width=60 | Total ! rowspan=2 width=40 | Rank |- ! width=60 | 1 ! width=60 | 2 ! width=60 | 3 ! width=45 | Rank ! width=60 | 1 ! width=60 | 2 ! width=60 | 3 ! width=45 | Rank |- ! colspan=13|Olympic Games |- |2021 || align=left| Tokyo, Japan || 64 kg ||96||<s>99</s>||'''100'''||{{n/a}}||118||<s>122</s>||'''122'''||{{n/a}}||'''222'''||7 |- |2024 || align=left| Paris, France |59 kg |<s>100</s> |'''100''' |<s>102</s> |{{n/a}} |<s>130</s> |<s>130</s> |'''130''' |{{n/a}} |'''230''' |6 |- ! colspan=13|World Championships |- |2019|| align=left| Pattaya, Thailand || 64 kg || 95 || '''98''' || <s>100</s> || 10 || 115 || '''118''' || <s>121</s> || 17 ||'''216'''|| 11 |- |2021|| align=left| Tashkent, Uzbekistan || 59 kg ||94||96||'''98'''||5||<s>116</s>||<s>116</s>||'''116'''||6||'''214'''||5 |- |2022|| align=left| Bogotá, Colombia || 59 kg || '''97''' || <s>101</s> || <s>102</s> || 8 || <s>127</s> || — || — || — || — || — |- |2023|| align=left| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia || 59 kg || 95 || 98 || '''100''' || 7 || 118 || '''122''' || <s>125</s> || 11 || '''222''' || 8 |- |2025|| align=left| Førde, Norway || 63 kg || <s>100</s> || '''100''' || <s>103</s> || 6 || 129 || '''131''' || <s>133</s> || {{bronze03}} || '''231''' || 4 |- ! colspan=13|IWF World Cup |- | 2019 || align=left| Tianjin, China ||64 kg || 90 || '''95''' || <s>98</s> || 5 || 112 || '''113''' || <s>118</s> || 5 || '''208''' || 5 |- | 2020 || align=left| Rome, Italy ||64 kg || <s>88</s> || 88 || '''91''' || 6 || '''110''' || <s>116</s> || <s>117</s> || 7 || '''201''' || 6 |- | 2024 || align=left| Phuket, Thailand ||59 kg || 98 || '''100''' || <s>102</s> || 11 || <s>125</s> || 125 || '''128''' || 6 || '''228''' || 7 |- ! colspan=13|Asian Games |- |2018|| align=left| Jakarta, Indonesia || 63 kg ||85||'''90'''||<s>93</s>||{{n/a}}||105||'''111'''||<s>115</s>||{{n/a}}||'''201'''||4 |- | 2023 || align=left | Hangzhou, China || 64 kg || 93|| <s>95</s>|| '''96''' || {{n/a}} || 117|| 122|| '''126''' || {{n/a}} || '''222''' || {{bronze3}} |- ! colspan=13|Asian Championships |- |2019|| align=left| Ningbo, China || 64 kg || <s>90</s> || <s>90</s> || '''90''' || 13 || '''110''' || <s>115</s> ||<s>117</s>|| 13 ||'''200'''|| 14 |- |2021|| align=left| Tashkent, Uzbekistan || 64 kg ||'''94'''||<s>97</s>||<s>97</s>||{{bronze3}}||115||'''119'''||<s>121</s>||{{silver2}}||'''213'''||{{silver2}} |- |2023|| align=left| Jinju, South Korea || 59 kg || 95 || <s>98</s> || '''99''' || 5 || <s>125</s> || <s>125</s> || <s>125</s> || — || — || — |- |2024|| align=left| Tashkent, Uzbekistan || 59 kg || <s>93</s> || <s>93</s> || '''93''' || 5 || 117 || '''120''' || <s>124</s> || {{silver2}} || '''213''' || {{silver2}} |- |2025|| align=left| Jiangshan, China || 64 kg || 98 ||'''102''' || <s>105</s> ||{{silver02}} || '''130''' ||<s>134</s> || <s>135</s> || {{silver2}} || '''232''' || {{silver2}} |}
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