Julio Salamanca

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Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda
Personal information
NationalityFlag of El Salvador.svg  Salvadoran
Born (1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 (age 34)
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in) (2012)
Weight61 kg (134 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Sport Weightlifting
EventMen's 62 kg
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Pan American Sports Festival
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Mexico 62 kg C&J
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Mexico 62 kg Snatch
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez -56 kg Total
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez -56 kg C&J
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez -56 kg Snatch
Updated on 24 August 2012

Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda (born 15 July 1989) is a Salvadoran weightlifter. [1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 62 kg, finishing 11th. [2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he again competed in the Men's 62 kg, [3] ranking 2nd in Group B and finishing 10th overall.

Salamanca won the 62 kg gold medal in clean & jerk and silver in snatch during the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013.
  2. "Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. "Rio 2016 Group B Weightlifting Startlist" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016.
  4. "Consigue Lino Montes dos bronces en el inicio del levantamiento de pesas de FDP" [Lino Montes got two bronzes at the start of weightlifting FDP] (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: CONADE. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  5. "Cuba encabeza halterofilia del Festival Deportivo Panamericano" [Cuba leads the Sports Festival Pan American weightlifting] (in Spanish). Radio Progreso. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2015.