Julio Mayora

Julio Mayora
Mayora in 2019
Personal information
Full nameJulio Ruben Mayora Pernia
Born (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996
Maiquetía, Venezuela
Weight66.63 kg (147 lb)
Sport
Country Venezuela
SportWeightlifting
Event–73 kg
Medal record
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo –73 kg
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat –67 kg
Pan American Games
2019 Lima –73 kg
2023 Santiago –73 kg
Pan American Championships
2018 Santa Domingo –69 kg
2023 Bariloche –73 kg
2017 Miami –69 kg
2020 Santo Domingo –73 kg
South American Games
2022 Asunción –73 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018 Barranquilla –69 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
2015 Edmonton –62 kg
Youth World Championships
2013 Tashkent –56 kg

Julio Rubén Mayora Pernia (born 2 September 1996) is a Venezuelan weightlifter, Olympian,[1] Pan American Champion and Pan American Games Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and the 67 kg and 73 kg categories starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Career

He participated at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, winning a bronze medal with a 322 kg total.[2] At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo he won a silver medal in the 73 kg category,[3] and dedicated it to Hugo Chávez.[4]

In August 2024, Mayora competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 152 kg in the Snatch and placed fifth provisionally, but he failed all three attempts in Clear & Jerk.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 150 154 156 186 190 198 346
2024 Paris, France 73 kg 152 156 156 188 188 192 DNF
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 67 kg 144 147 151 175 178 179 5 322
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 147 152 157 8 185 191 192 6 337 6
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 73 kg 148 150 153
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 73 kg 147 150 150 7 183 187 187 6 333 4
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 73 kg 147 151 151 12 183 185 188 7 339 8
Pan American Games
2019 Lima, Peru 73 kg 152 155 157 185 194 197 349
2023 Santiago, Chile 73 kg 147 151 154 182 184 188 342
Pan American Championships
2014 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 62 kg 115 118 121 135 135 140 8 258 6
2017 Miami, United States 69 kg 135 140 143 168 172 179 315
2018 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 69 kg 140 145 145 171 177 180 325
2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 73 kg 145 150 156 185 189 189 341
2023 Bariloche, Argentina 73 kg 142 148 148 180 184 188 332
2024 Caracas, Venezuela 73 kg 147 151 154 184 184 184

References

  1. ^ "Olympic Profile". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ 2018 World Weightlifting Championships −67 kg results
  3. ^ "China's Shi breaks own record to win weightlifting gold". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "'Esta medalla se la regalo a Hugo Chávez': pesista venezolano". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 29 July 2021. Darle un feliz cumpleaños a Hugo Chávez. De verdad que el regalo de esta medalla de plata es para el presidente Hugo Chávez