Sergio Massidda

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Sergio Massidda
Personal information
CitizenshipItalian
Born (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 22)
Ghilarza, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class61 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Riyadh 61 kg
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Yerevan 61 kg

Sergio Massidda (born 26 January 2002) is an Italian weightlifter. He was a silver medalist at the 2023 World Championships.

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Career

He won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia. He represented Italy at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, as well as the 2021 European Championships and 2018 World Championships. [1]

Massidda won the gold medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships held in Las Vegas, United States. [2] [3]

At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, he won the gold medal in his event. [4]

Massidda won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Durrës, Albania.

In August 2024, Massidda competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He failed three attempts to lift 134 kg in the Snatch and he did not compete in the Clean & Jerk. A successful attempt in the Snatch would have placed Massidda in the second position after the lift.

Achievements

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
2024 Flag of France.svg Paris, France 61 kg 132134134DNF
World Championships
2018 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 55 kg 105105110812612613182367
2019 Flag of Thailand.svg Pattaya, Thailand 55 kg 1051091121113013013592449
2022 Flag of Colombia.svg Bogotá, Colombia 61 kg 130133135415816216482934
2023 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 61 kg 135137139Silver medal icon.svg1631651657302Silver medal icon.svg
IWF World Cup
2020 Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy 61 kg110110119813513514072507
2024 Flag of Thailand.svg Phuket, Thailand 67 kg140145145Gold medal icon.svg165170172Bronze medal icon.svg317Silver medal icon.svg
European Championships
2019 Flag of Georgia.svg Batumi, Georgia 55 kg100100105812513013072258
2021 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Russia 61 kg125130130614515516062807
2023 Flag of Armenia.svg Yerevan, Armenia 61 kg130134137Silver medal icon.svg154154162Gold medal icon.svg292Silver medal icon.svg
2024 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sofia, Bulgaria 67 kg135140141Silver medal icon.svg16216716753044

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References

  1. https://www.the-sports.org/sergio-massidda-weightlifting-spf481564.html Sport
  2. Diamond, James (9 March 2019). "Hat-trick of golds for Massidda at IWF Youth World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. "2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.