Julio Salamanca

Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda (born 15 July 1989) is a Salvadoran weightlifter.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 62 kg, finishing 11th.[2] He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's 62 kg,[3] ranking 2nd in Group B.

Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda
Personal information
Nationality Salvadoran
Born (1989-07-15) 15 July 1989
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in) (2012)
Weight61 kg (134 lb) (2012)
Sport
Country El Salvador
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)Men's 62 kg
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  El Salvador
Pan American Sports Festival
Gold medal – first place 2014 Mexico – 62 kg C&J
Silver medal – second place 2014 Mexico – 62 kg Snatch
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mayagüez -56 kg Total
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mayagüez -56 kg C&J
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mayagüez -56 kg Snatch
Updated on 24 August 2012.

Salamanca won the 62 kg gold medal in clean & jerk and silver in snatch during the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival.[4][5]

References
  1. "Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013.
  2. "Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. "Rio 2016 Group B Weightlifting Startlist" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016.
  4. "Consigue Lino Montes dos bronces en el inicio del levantamiento de pesas de FDP" [Lino Montes got two bronzes at the start of weightlifting FDP] (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: CONADE. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  5. "Cuba encabeza halterofilia del Festival Deportivo Panamericano" [Cuba leads the Sports Festival Pan American weightlifting] (in Spanish). Radio Progreso. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2015.


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