Julio Mayora

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mayora and the second or maternal family name is Pernia.

Julio Mayora
Mayora in 2019
Personal information
Full nameJulio Ruben Mayora Pernia
Born (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28)
Maiquetía, Venezuela
Weight66.63 kg (147 lb)
Sport
Country Venezuela
SportWeightlifting
Event–73 kg
Medal record
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo –73 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Ashgabat –67 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima –73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago –73 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Santa Domingo –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bariloche –73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Miami –69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Santo Domingo –73 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción –73 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla –69 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Edmonton –62 kg
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tashkent –56 kg

Julio Rubén Mayora Pernia (born 2 September 1996) is a Venezuelan weightlifter, Olympian,[1] Pan American Champion and Pan American Games Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and the 67 kg and 73 kg categories starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Career

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He participated at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, winning a bronze medal with a 322 kg total.[2] At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo he won a silver medal in the 73 kg category,[3] and dedicated it to Hugo Chávez.[4]

In August 2024, Mayora competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 152 kg in the Snatch and placed fifth provisionally, but he failed all three attempts in Clear & Jerk.

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 150 154 156 — 186 190 198 — 346 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Paris, France 73 kg 152 156 156 — 188 188 192 — DNF —
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 67 kg 144 147 151 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 175 178 179 5 322 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 147 152 157 8 185 191 192 6 337 6
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 73 kg 148 150 153 — — — — — — —
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 73 kg 147 150 150 7 183 187 187 6 333 4
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 73 kg 147 151 151 12 183 185 188 7 339 8
Pan American Games
2019 Lima, Peru 73 kg 152 155 157 — 185 194 197 — 349 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Santiago, Chile 73 kg 147 151 154 — 182 184 188 — 342 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2014 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 62 kg 115 118 121 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 135 135 140 8 258 6
2017 Miami, United States 69 kg 135 140 143 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 168 172 179 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 315 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 69 kg 140 145 145 1st place, gold medalist(s) 171 177 180 1st place, gold medalist(s) 325 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 73 kg 145 150 156 1st place, gold medalist(s) 185 189 189 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 341 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Bariloche, Argentina 73 kg 142 148 148 1st place, gold medalist(s) 180 184 188 1st place, gold medalist(s) 332 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Caracas, Venezuela 73 kg 147 151 154 1st place, gold medalist(s) 184 184 184 — — —

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic Profile". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ 2018 World Weightlifting Championships −67 kg results
  3. ^ "China's Shi breaks own record to win weightlifting gold". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "'Esta medalla se la regalo a Hugo Chávez': pesista venezolano". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 29 July 2021. Darle un feliz cumpleaños a Hugo Chávez. De verdad que el regalo de esta medalla de plata es para el presidente Hugo Chávez
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