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]
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1995 San Cataldo, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54.90 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | –55 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fiamme Oro[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 | ||||||
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2012 |  London, United Kingdom | 56 kg | 97 | 17 | 123 | 128 | 12 | 225 | 14 | |||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 56 kg | 115 | 9 | 143 | 146 | 149 | 5 | 264 | 7 | ||
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| 2013 |  Wrocław, Poland | 56 kg | 107 | 111 | 113 | 9 | 135 | 141 | 6 | 254 | 7 | |
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan | 56 kg | 113 | 16 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States | 56 kg | 115 | 11 | 142 | 14 | 257 | 12 | ||||
| 2017 | Anaheim, United States | 56 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 55 kg | 110 | 113 | 5 | 136 | 138 | 139 | 5 | 252 |  | |
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2012 |  Antalya, Turkey | 56 kg | 93 | 98 | 102 | 8 | 120 | 126 | 9 | 228 | 9 | |
| 2013 |  Tirana, Albania | 56 kg | 105 | 6 | 132 | 136 | | 241 | 5 | |||
| 2014 |  Tel Aviv, Israel | 56 kg | 110 | 114 | 5 | 140 | 143 | | 257 |  | ||
| 2015 |  Tbilisi, Georgia | 56 kg | 112 | 115 | 118 | | 141 | | 259 | | ||
| 2016 |  Førde, Norway | 56 kg | 115 | 117 | 120 | | 141 | 144 |  | 264 | | |
| 2017 |  Split, Croatia | 56 kg | 114 | 117 | 120 | | 140 | 146 | – | | 266 | |
| 2018 |  Bucharest, Romania | 56 kg | 111 | 115 | | 138 | | 253 | | |||
| 2019 | Batumi, Georgia | 55 kg | 110 | 112 | 116 | | 136 | 140 | 145 | | 261 | |
References
- "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Pesistica" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- 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.
- London2012.com Archived 1 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 55 kg
- "Mirco Scarantino". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- IWF.net. "Six Medallists in the men's 55kg". Retrieved 6 April 2019.
External links
- Mirco Scarantino at Olympedia
- Mirco Scarantino at IWF
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