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Laura Amaro

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nascimento and the second or paternal family name is Amaro.
Laura Amaro
Personal information
Full nameLaura Nascimento Amaro
Born (2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 (age 24)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportWeightlifting
Coached byCarlos Aveiro
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent Snatch-76 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago 81 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Guayaquil 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bogotá 81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Caracas 81 kg
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 87 kg

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

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
2024 Paris, France 81 kg 105 110 110 — 130 135 140 — 240 7
World Weightlifting Championships
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 76 kg 103 106 108 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 126 132 137 4 240 4
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 81 kg 106 110 110 8 136 136 137 8 247 8
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 81 kg 108 112 112 7 133 138 140 5 241 5
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 81 kg 107 110 112 7 133 137 141 6 253 8
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago, Chile 81 kg 105 110 112 — 131 132 135 — 242 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador 76 kg 101 105 106 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 122 128 130 5 236 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 81 kg 105 110 110 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 130 136 138 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 243 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 Bariloche, Argentina 81 kg 106 107 111 5 135 139 140 6 242 6
2024 Caracas, Venezuela 81 kg 108 112 112 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 133 135 137 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 243 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South American Games
2022 Asunción, Paraguay 87 kg 106 109 109 — 130 136 138 — 247 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Youth World Weightlifting Championships
2016 Penang, Malaysia 63 kg 75 80 80 14 90 96 100 13 171 13

References

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  1. ^ a b "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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