Venezuelan weightlifter (born 1996)
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
Full name Julio Ruben Mayora Pernia Born (1996-09-02 ) 2 September 1996 (age 28) Maiquetía , VenezuelaWeight 66.63 kg (147 lb) Country Venezuela Sport Weightlifting Event –73 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
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
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
2024
Paris , France
73 kg
152
156
156
—
188
188
192
—
DNF
—
World Championships
2018
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
67 kg
144
147
151
175
178
179
5
322
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
2023
Santiago , Chile
73 kg
147
151
154
—
182
184
188
—
342
Pan American Championships
2014
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
62 kg
115
118
121
135
135
140
8
258
6
2017
Miami , United States
69 kg
135
140
143
168
172
179
315
2018
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
69 kg
140
145
145
171
177
180
325
2020
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
73 kg
145
150
156
185
189
189
341
2023
Bariloche , Argentina
73 kg
142
148
148
180
184
188
332
2024
Caracas , Venezuela
73 kg
147
151
154
184
184
184
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—
—
References
External links
67.5 kg (1951–1991) · 70 kg (1995) · 69 kg (1999–2015) · 73 kg (2019–)