Julio Mayora Explained

Julio Mayora
Fullname:	Julio Ruben Mayora Pernia
Birth Date:	2 September 1996
Birth Place:	Maiquetía, Venezuela
Residence:	Barrio 19 de abril, Venezuela-->
Weight:	66.63 kg
Sport:	Weightlifting
Event:	–73 kg
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Julio Rubén Mayora Pernia (born 2 September 1996) is a Venezuelan weightlifter, Olympian,^[1] Pan American Champion and Pan American Games Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and the 67 kg and 73 kg categories starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Career

He participated at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, winning a bronze medal with a 322 kg total.^[2] At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo he won a silver medal in the 73 kg category,^[3] and dedicated it to Hugo Chávez.^[4]

In August 2024, Mayora competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 152 kg in the Snatch and placed fifth provisionally, but he failed all three attempts in Clear & Jerk.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
width=65	1	width=65	2	width=65	3	width=45	Rank	width=65	1	width=65	2	width=65	3	width=45	Rank
Olympic Games
	align=left	Tokyo, Japan		150	154	156		186	190	198		346
	align=left	Paris, France		152	156	156		188	188	192			—
World Championships
	align=left	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan		144	147	151		175	178	179	5	322
	align=left	Pattaya, Thailand		147	152	157	8	185	191	192	6	337	6
	align=left	Bogotá, Colombia		148	150	153	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	align=left	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia		147	150	150	7	183	187	187	6	333	4
IWF World Cup
	Phuket, Thailand	73 kg	147	151	151	12	183	185	188	7	339	8
Pan American Games
	Lima, Peru		152	155	157		185	194	197		349
	align=left	Santiago, Chile		147	151	154		182	184	188		342
Pan American Championships
	align=left	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	62 kg	115	118	121		135	135	140	8	258	6
	align=left	Miami, United States	69 kg	135	140	143		168	172	179		315
	align=left	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	69 kg	140	145	145		171	177	180		325
	align=left	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	73 kg	145	150	156		185	189	189		341
	align=left	Bariloche, Argentina	73 kg	142	148	148		180	184	188		332
	align=left	Caracas, Venezuela	73 kg	147	151	154		184	184	184	—	—	—

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olympic Profile. Tokyo 2020. 28 July 2021. 1 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001193027/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n1325720-mayora-pernia-julio-ruben.htm. dead.
2. http://ashgabat2018.com/img/protocols/M67A.pdf 2018 World Weightlifting Championships −67 kg results
3. Web site: China's Shi breaks own record to win weightlifting gold. Charlotte Observer. 28 July 2021.
4. News: 'Esta medalla se la regalo a Hugo Chávez': pesista venezolano. El Tiempo. 29 July 2021 . es. Darle un feliz cumpleaños a Hugo Chávez. De verdad que el regalo de esta medalla de plata es para el presidente Hugo Chávez.