Sergio Massidda

Sergio Massidda
Personal information
CitizenshipItalian
Born (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002
Ghilarza, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportWeightlifting
Weight class61 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Italy
World Championships
2023 Riyadh 61 kg
European Championships
2023 Yerevan 61 kg

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

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

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2024 Paris, France 61 kg 132 134 134 DNF
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 55 kg 105 105 110 8 126 126 131 8 236 7
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 55 kg 105 109 112 11 130 130 135 9 244 9
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 61 kg 130 133 135 4 158 162 164 8 293 4
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 61 kg 135 137 139 163 165 165 7 302
IWF World Cup
2020 Rome, Italy 61 kg 110 110 119 8 135 135 140 7 250 7
2024 Phuket, Thailand 67 kg 140 145 145 165 170 172 317
European Championships
2019 Batumi, Georgia 55 kg 100 100 105 8 125 130 130 7 225 8
2021 Moscow, Russia 61 kg 125 130 130 6 145 155 160 6 280 7
2023 Yerevan, Armenia 61 kg 130 134 137 154 154 162 292
2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 67 kg 135 140 141 162 167 167 5 304 4

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.