Laura Amaro

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Laura Amaro
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Laura Amaro in 2024
Personal information
Full nameLaura Nascimento Amaro
Born (2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 (age 24)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
Sport Weightlifting
Coached byCarlos Aveiro
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Tashkent Snatch-76 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago 81 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Guayaquil 76 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Bogotá 81 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Caracas 81 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Cali 77 kg
South American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Asunción 87 kg

Laura Nascimento Amaro (born 27 October 2000) [1] is a Brazilian weightlifter.

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Career

She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg Snatch event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [2] She won the silver medal in women's 87 kg 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 81 kg 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 81 kg 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

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2024 Paris, France 81 kg 1051101101301351402407
World Weightlifting Championships
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan76 kg103106108Silver medal icon.svg12613213742404
2022 Bogotá, Colombia81 kg106110110813613613782478
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia81 kg108112112713313814052415
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand81 kg107110112713313714162538
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago, Chile81 kg105110112131132135242Bronze medal icon.svg
Pan American Championships
2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador76 kg101105106Silver medal icon.svg1221281305236Bronze medal icon.svg
2022 Bogotá, Colombia81 kg105110110Bronze medal icon.svg130136138Bronze medal icon.svg243Bronze medal icon.svg
2023 Bariloche, Argentina81 kg106107111513513914062426
2024 Caracas, Venezuela81 kg108112112Bronze medal icon.svg133135137Bronze medal icon.svg243Bronze medal icon.svg
2025 Cali, Colombia77 kg105109110Silver medal icon.svg130134136Bronze medal icon.svg246Bronze medal icon.svg
South American Games
2022 Asunción, Paraguay87 kg106109109130136138247Silver medal icon.svg
Youth World Weightlifting Championships
2016 Penang, Malaysia63 kg7580801490961001317113

References

  1. 1 2 "Women's 87 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. Benitez, Karla (5 October 2022). "Guayanesa Yorgelis Salazar y Orluis Aular aportan oro para Venezuela en Asunción 2022". Primicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. Oliver, Brian (8 November 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. Iveson, Ali (29 July 2022). "Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. "Women's 81 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  8. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  9. "Skeleton Results Book" (PDF). 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2022.