Laura Amaro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nascimentoand the second or paternal family name is Amaro.

Laura Amaro

Laura Amaro in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Laura Nascimento Amaro
Born	(2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 (age 24) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Weightlifting
Coached by	Carlos Aveiro
Medal record Women's weightlifting Representing   Brazil World Championships 2021 Tashkent Snatch-76 kg Pan American Games 2023 Santiago 81 kg Pan American Championships 2021 Guayaquil 76 kg 2022 Bogotá 81 kg 2024 Caracas 81 kg 2025 Cali 77 kg South American Games 2022 Asunción 87 kg

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

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

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2024	Paris, France	81 kg	105	110	110	—	130	135	140	—	240	7
World Weightlifting Championships
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	76 kg	103	106	108		126	132	137	4	240	4
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	81 kg	106	110	110	8	136	136	137	8	247	8
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	81 kg	108	112	112	7	133	138	140	5	241	5
IWF World Cup
2024	Phuket, Thailand	81 kg	107	110	112	7	133	137	141	6	253	8
Pan American Games
2023	Santiago, Chile	81 kg	105	110	112	—	131	132	135	—	242
Pan American Championships
2021	Guayaquil, Ecuador	76 kg	101	105	106		122	128	130	5	236
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	81 kg	105	110	110		130	136	138		243
2023	Bariloche, Argentina	81 kg	106	107	111	5	135	139	140	6	242	6
2024	Caracas, Venezuela	81 kg	108	112	112		133	135	137		243
2025	Cali, Colombia	77 kg	105	109	110		130	134	136		246
South American Games
2022	Asunción, Paraguay	87 kg	106	109	109	—	130	136	138	—	247
Youth World Weightlifting Championships
2016	Penang, Malaysia	63 kg	75	80	80	14	90	96	100	13	171	13

References

1. "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.

External links

• Laura Amaro at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Laura Amaro at Olympics.com
• Laura Amaro at Olympedia