Laura Amaro Explained
| Laura Amaro |
| Full Name: | Laura Nascimento Amaro |
| Birth Date: | 2000 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Father: | --> |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Sport: | Weightlifting |
| Coach: | Carlos Aveiro |
Laura Nascimento Amaro (born 27 October 2000)[1] is a Brazilian weightlifter.
Career
She won the silver medal in the women's 76kg Snatch event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2] She won the silver medal in women's 87kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[1] [3] She is a three-time bronze medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.[4] [5] [6]
In 2023, Amaro won the bronze medal in the women's 81kg event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[7] In February 2024, she won the bronze medal in her event at the 2024 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.
In August 2024, Amaro competed in the women's 81kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[8] She lifted 240 kg in total and finished seventh among 13 participants.
She also competed in the girls' skeleton event at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics held in Lillehammer, Norway.[9]
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank |
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| Olympic Games |
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| align=left | Paris, France | | 105 | 110 | 110 | | 130 | 135 | 140 | | 240 | 7 |
| World Weightlifting Championships |
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| align=left | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 76 kg | 103 | 106 | 108 | | 126 | 132 | 137 | 4 | 240 | 4 |
| align=left | Bogotá, Colombia | 81 kg | 106 | 110 | 110 | 8 | 136 | 136 | 137 | 8 | 247 | 8 |
| align=left | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 81 kg | 108 | 112 | 112 | 7 | 133 | 138 | 140 | 5 | 241 | 5 |
| IWF World Cup |
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| Phuket, Thailand | 81 kg | 107 | 110 | 112 | 7 | 133 | 137 | 141 | 6 | 253 | 8 |
| Pan American Games |
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| align=left | Santiago, Chile | 81 kg | 105 | 110 | 112 | | 131 | 132 | 135 | | 242 | |
| Pan American Championships |
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| align=left | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 76 kg | 101 | 105 | 106 | | 122 | 128 | 130 | 5 | 236 | |
| align=left | Bogotá, Colombia | 81 kg | 105 | 110 | 110 | | 130 | 136 | 138 | | 243 | |
| align=left | Bariloche, Argentina | 81 kg | 106 | 107 | 111 | 5 | 135 | 139 | 140 | 6 | 242 | 6 |
| align=left | Caracas, Venezuela | 81 kg | 108 | 112 | 112 | | 133 | 135 | 137 | | 243 | |
| South American Games |
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| align=left | Asunción, Paraguay | 87 kg | 106 | 109 | 109 | | 130 | 136 | 138 | | 247 | |
| Youth World Weightlifting Championships |
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| align=left | Penang, Malaysia | 63 kg | 75 | 80 | 80 | 14 | 90 | 96 | 100 | 13 | 171 | 13 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Women's 87 kg . https://web.archive.org/web/20221005193303/https://www.asu2022.org.py/uploads/resultados/competencias/Levantamiento%20de%20pesas%20Women%2087kg.pdf . 5 October 2022 . 5 October 2022 . 2022 South American Games.
- Web site: 2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211217203058/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/12/Results_Book_2021_World_Championships_.pdf. 17 December 2021. 17 December 2021. International Weightlifting Federation.
- News: Benitez . Karla . 5 October 2022 . Guayanesa Yorgelis Salazar y Orluis Aular aportan oro para Venezuela en Asunción 2022 . Primicia . 7 October 2022 . es.
- News: Oliver . Brian . 8 November 2021 . Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships . . 4 May 2022.
- News: Iveson . Ali . 29 July 2022 . Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 30 July 2022.
- Web site: 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220730112107/https://panampesas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RESULTBOOK.pdf . 30 July 2022 . 30 July 2022 . Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas.
- Web site: Women's 81 kg Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20231025103112/https://wrs-panam2023-resources.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/santiago/reports/WLFW81KG--------------FNL---------.C73_2_0.pdf . 25 October 2023 . 27 October 2023 . 2023 Pan American Games.
- Web site: Weightlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811193408/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf . 11 August 2024 . 12 August 2024 . 2024 Summer Olympics.
- Web site: Skeleton Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20181107185454/http://wyog2016.sportresult.com/NH/en/-60/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Resultbook%2FSkeleton.pdf . 7 November 2018 . 5 October 2022 . dead . 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.
