Julio Mayora

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

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.

Julio Mayora

Mayora in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Julio Ruben Mayora Pernia
Born	(1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28) Maiquetía, Venezuela
Weight	66.63 kg (147 lb)
Sport
Country	Venezuela
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–73 kg
Medal record Representing  Venezuela Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo –73 kg World Championships 2018 Ashgabat –67 kg Pan American Games 2019 Lima –73 kg 2023 Santiago –73 kg Pan American Championships 2018 Santa Domingo –69 kg 2023 Bariloche –73 kg 2017 Miami –69 kg 2020 Santo Domingo –73 kg South American Games 2022 Asunción –73 kg Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla –69 kg Pan American Junior Championships 2015 Edmonton –62 kg Youth World Championships 2013 Tashkent –56 kg

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	—	—	—

References

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

External links

• Julio Mayora at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Julio Mayora at Lift Up
• Julio Mayora at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
• Julio Mayora at Olympedia