Laura Amaro

Laura Nascimento Amaro (born 27 October 2000)[1] is a Brazilian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg Snatch event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2] She won the silver medal in women's 87 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[1][3]

Laura Amaro
Personal information
Full nameLaura Nascimento Amaro
Born (2000-10-27) 27 October 2000
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent Snatch-76 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago 81 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Guayaquil 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bogotá 81 kg
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 87 kg

She is a two-time bronze medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.[4][5][6] In 2023, she won the bronze medal in the women's 81 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[7]

She also competed in the girls' skeleton event at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics held in Lillehammer, Norway.[8]

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Pan American Championships
2021Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador76 kg1011051062nd place, silver medalist(s)12212813052363rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia81 kg1051101103rd place, bronze medalist(s)1301361383rd place, bronze medalist(s)2433rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South American Games
2022Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay87 kg106109109—130136138—2472nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
  1. "Women's 87 kg" (PDF). 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. Benitez, Karla (5 October 2022). "Guayanesa Yorgelis Salazar y Orluis Aular aportan oro para Venezuela en Asunción 2022". Primicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. Oliver, Brian (8 November 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. Iveson, Ali (29 July 2022). "Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. "Women's 81 Kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  8. "Skeleton Results Book" (PDF). 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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