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Laura Amaro

Laura Nascimento Amaro (born 27 October 2000)[1] is a Brazilian weightlifter.

Laura Amaro
Laura Amaro in 2024
Personal information
Full nameLaura Nascimento Amaro
Born (2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 (age 25)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportWeightlifting
Coached byCarlos Aveiro
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 TashkentSnatch-76 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Santiago81 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Guayaquil76 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Bogotá81 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Caracas81 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Cali77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2026 Panama City77 kg
South American Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Asunción87 kg

Career

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She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg Snatch event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2] She won the silver medal in women's 87 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[1][3] She is a three-time bronze medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.[4][5][6]

In 2023, Amaro won the bronze medal in the women's 81 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[7] In February 2024, she won the bronze medal in her event at the 2024 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

In August 2024, Amaro competed in the women's 81 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[8] She lifted 240 kg in total and finished seventh among 13 participants.

She also competed in the girls' skeleton event at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics held in Lillehammer, Norway.[9]

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2024Paris, France81 kg105110110N/a130135140N/a2407
World Weightlifting Championships
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan76 kg1031061082nd place, silver medalist(s)12613213742404
2022Bogotá, Colombia81 kg106110110813613613782478
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia81 kg108112112713313814052415
2025Førde, Norway77 kg107107107613313713942465
IWF World Cup
2024Phuket, Thailand81 kg107110112713313714162538
Pan American Games
2023Santiago, Chile81 kg105110112N/a131132135N/a2423rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2021Guayaquil, Ecuador76 kg1011051062nd place, silver medalist(s)12212813052363rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Bogotá, Colombia81 kg1051101103rd place, bronze medalist(s)1301361383rd place, bronze medalist(s)2433rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023Bariloche, Argentina81 kg106107111513513914062426
2024Caracas, Venezuela81 kg1081121123rd place, bronze medalist(s)1331351373rd place, bronze medalist(s)2433rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2025Cali, Colombia77 kg1051091102nd place, silver medalist(s)1301341363rd place, bronze medalist(s)2463rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South American Games
2022Asunción, Paraguay87 kg106109109N/a130136138N/a2472nd place, silver medalist(s)
Youth World Weightlifting Championships
2016Penang, Malaysia63 kg7580801490961001317113

References

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  1. 1 2 "Women's 87 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Benitez, Karla (5 October 2022). "Guayanesa Yorgelis Salazar y Orluis Aular aportan oro para Venezuela en Asunción 2022". Primicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Oliver, Brian (8 November 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Iveson, Ali (29 July 2022). "Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Women's 81 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Skeleton Results Book" (PDF). 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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