Mirco Scarantino

Mirco Scarantino (born 16 January 1995) is an Italian weightlifter,^[2][3] two time Olympian and three time European Champion competing in the 56 kg category until 2018 and 55 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.^[4]

Mirco Scarantino

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 30) San Cataldo, Italy
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	54.90 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–55 kg
Club	Fiamme Oro[1]
Medal record Representing  Italy World Championships 2018 Ashgabat –55 kg European Championships 2016 Førde –56 kg 2017 Split –56 kg 2019 Batumi –55 kg 2014 Tel Aviv –56 kg 2018 Bucharest –56 kg 2015 Tbilisi –56 kg

Career

Olympics

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 56 kg, finishing 14th ^[5] and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's 56 kg, finishing 7th.

World Championships

After competing at the World Weightlifting Championships since 2013, he won his first medal at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships. Competing in the newly created 55 kg category, after the IWF restructured the weight classes, he won the bronze medal with a total of 252 kilograms (556 lb).^[6]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2012	London, United Kingdom	56 kg	97	97	97	17	123	128	132	12	225	14
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	56 kg	115	115	120	9	143	146	149	5	264	7
World Championships
2013	Wrocław, Poland	56 kg	107	111	113	9	135	141	145	6	254	7
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	56 kg	113	116	116	16	143	144	144	—	—	—
2015	Houston, United States	56 kg	115	115	115	11	142	147	147	14	257	12
2017	Anaheim, United States	56 kg	114	114	114	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	55 kg	110	113	116	5	136	138	139	5	252
European Championships
2012	Antalya, Turkey	56 kg	93	98	102	8	120	126	131	9	228	9
2013	Tirana, Albania	56 kg	105	108	108	6	132	136	138		241	5
2014	Tel Aviv, Israel	56 kg	110	114	116	5	140	143	143		257
2015	Tbilisi, Georgia	56 kg	112	115	118		140	141	145		259
2016	Førde, Norway	56 kg	115	117	120		141	144	150		264
2017	Split, Croatia	56 kg	114	117	120		140	146	–		266
2018	Bucharest, Romania	56 kg	111	115	115		138	141	141		253
2019	Batumi, Georgia	55 kg	110	112	116		136	140	145		261

References

1. "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Pesistica" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mirco Scarantino". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
3. London2012.com Archived 1 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
4. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 55 kg
5. "Mirco Scarantino". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
6. IWF.net (2 November 2018). "Six Medallists in the men's 55kg". Retrieved 6 April 2019.

External links

• Mirco Scarantino at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Mirco Scarantino at Lift Up
• Mirco Scarantino at Olympedia