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Giorgio De Luca

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Giorgio De Luca
Personal information
Nationality Italy
Born (1984-06-19) 19 June 1984 (age 40)
Palermo, Italy
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event69 kg
ClubFiamme Oro[1]
Coached bySergio Mannironi[2]

Giorgio De Luca (born 19 June 1984 in Palermo) is an Italian weightlifter.[3] De Luca represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight class (69 kg).[4] Unfortunately, De Luca did not finish the event, as he successfully lifted 131 kg (289 lb) in the single-motion snatch, but failed to hoist 160 kg (353 lb) in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk.[5] He is also a member of the weightlifting team for Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro, and is coached and trained by Sergio Mannironi.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Pesistica" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "CONI Profile – Giorgio De Luca" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Giorgio De Luca". 25 Jan 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  4. ^ "Pesi: Dellino, De Luca, Boer e Genny Pagliaro scelti per Pechino" [Weightlifting: Dellino, De Luca, Boer and Genny Pagliaro qualify for Beijing] (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. 19 May 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Men's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2013.


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