Mirco Scarantino

Mirco Scarantino (born 16 January 1995) is an Italian weightlifter,[2][3] two time Olympian and three time European Champion competing in the 56 kg category until 2018 and 55 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[4]

Mirco Scarantino
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995
San Cataldo, Italy
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight54.90 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–55 kg
ClubFiamme Oro[1]

Career

Olympics

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 56 kg, finishing 14th [5] and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's 56 kg, finishing 7th.

World Championships

After competing at the World Weightlifting Championships since 2013, he won his first medal at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships. Competing in the newly created 55 kg category, after the IWF restructured the weight classes, he won the bronze medal with a total of 252 kilograms (556 lb).[6]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 London, United Kingdom56 kg979797171231281321222514
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil56 kg115115120914314614952647
World Championships
2013 Wrocław, Poland56 kg107111113913514114562547
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan56 kg11311611616143144144
2015 Houston, United States56 kg115115115111421471471425712
2017 Anaheim, United States56 kg114114114
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan55 kg11011311651361381395252
European Championships
2012 Antalya, Turkey56 kg9398102812012613192289
2013 Tirana, Albania56 kg10510810861321361382415
2014 Tel Aviv, Israel56 kg1101141165140143143257
2015 Tbilisi, Georgia56 kg112115118140141145259
2016 Førde, Norway56 kg115117120141144150264
2017 Split, Croatia56 kg114117120140146266
2018 Bucharest, Romania56 kg111115115138141141253
2019 Batumi, Georgia55 kg110112116136140145261

References

  1. "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Pesistica" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mirco Scarantino". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. London2012.com Archived 1 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 55 kg
  5. "Mirco Scarantino". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  6. IWF.net. "Six Medallists in the men's 55kg". Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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