Giorgio De Luca
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Italy |
| Born |
19 June 1984 Palermo, Italy |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event(s) | 69 kg |
| Club | Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro[1] |
| Coached by | Sergio Mannironi[1] |
Giorgio De Luca (born June 19, 1984 in Palermo) is an Italian weightlifter.[2] De Luca represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight class (69 kg).[3] Unfortunately, De Luca did not finish the event, as he successfully lifted 131 kg in the single-motion snatch, but failed to hoist 160 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk.[4] He is also a member of the weightlifting team for Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro, and is coached and trained by Sergio Mannironi.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "CONI Profile – Giorgio De Luca" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Giorgio De Luca". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Pesi: Dellino, De Luca, Boer e Genny Pagliaro scelti per Pechino" [Weightlifting: Dellino, De Luca, Boer and Genny Pagliaro qualify for Beijing] (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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