Laura Nascimento Amaro (born 27 October 2000)[1] is a Brazilian weightlifter.
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| Full name | Laura Nascimento Amaro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 October 2000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Carlos Aveiro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe 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
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Paris, France | 81 kg | 105 | — | 130 | 135 | — | 240 | 7 | |||
| World Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 76 kg | 103 | 106 | 108 |  |
126 | 132 | 4 | 240 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 81 kg | 110 | 8 | 137 | 8 | 247 | 8 | ||||
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 81 kg | 108 | 7 | 133 | 5 | 241 | 5 | ||||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 81 kg | 107 | 110 | 112 | 7 | 137 | 141 | 6 | 253 | 8 | |
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Santiago, Chile | 81 kg | 105 | 110 | — | 132 | — | 242 | 
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| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 76 kg | 101 | 106 | |
122 | 130 | 5 | 236 |
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| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 81 kg | 105 | |
130 | 138 | |
243 |
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| 2023 | Bariloche, Argentina | 81 kg | 107 | 5 | 135 | 6 | 242 | 6 | ||||
| 2024 | Caracas, Venezuela | 81 kg | 108 | |
133 | 135 | |
243 |
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| South American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Asunción, Paraguay | 87 kg | 106 | 109 | — | 130 | 136 | 138 | — | 247 |
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| Youth World Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Penang, Malaysia | 63 kg | 75 | 14 | 90 | 96 | 13 | 171 | 13 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Women's 87 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (8 November 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Iveson, Ali (29 July 2022). "Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Women's 81 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Skeleton Results Book" (PDF). 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
