Giorgio De Luca Explained

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Giorgio De Luca
Birth Date:	19 June 1984
Birth Place:	Palermo, Italy
Weight:	690NaN0
Sport:	Weightlifting
Event:	69 kg
Club:	Fiamme Oro^[1]
Coach:	Sergio Mannironi
Show-Medals:	yes

Giorgio De Luca (born 19 June 1984 in Palermo) is an Italian weightlifter.^[2] De Luca represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight class (69 kg).^[3] Unfortunately, De Luca did not finish the event, as he successfully lifted in the single-motion snatch, but failed to hoist in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk.^[4] He is also a member of the weightlifting team for Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro, and is coached and trained by Sergio Mannironi.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Pesistica. poliziadistato.it. it. 14 May 2020.
2. Web site: Giorgio De Luca . 25 Jan 2013 . 2013-01-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130205044646/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/giorgio-de-luca-1.html . 5 February 2013 .
3. News: Pesi: Dellino, De Luca, Boer e Genny Pagliaro scelti per Pechino . Weightlifting: Dellino, De Luca, Boer and Genny Pagliaro qualify for Beijing . Italian . https://archive.today/20130218073150/http://pechino2008.coni.it/index.php?id=196&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=290. dead. 18 February 2013. . 19 May 2008 . 25 January 2013.
4. News: Men's 69kg (152 lbs) . . 25 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407103846/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/weightlifting/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DWLM079000/standings.html . 7 April 2014.
5. Web site: CONI Profile – Giorgio De Luca . Italian . . 25 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120420203653/http://www.pechino2008.coni.it/index.php?id=156&atleta=354&sport=Pesi . 20 April 2012 .