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
NationalityItalian
Born (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995
San Cataldo, Italy
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight54.90 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–55 kg
ClubFiamme Oro[1]
Medal record
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Ashgabat–55 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Førde–56 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Split–56 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Batumi–55 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Tel Aviv–56 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Bucharest–56 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 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
2012United Kingdom London, United Kingdom56 kg979797171231281321222514
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil56 kg115115120914314614952647
World Championships
2013Poland Wrocław, Poland56 kg107111113913514114562547
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan56 kg11311611616143144144———
2015United States Houston, United States56 kg115115115111421471471425712
2017United States Anaheim, United States56 kg114114114———————
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan55 kg110113116513613813952523rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships
2012Turkey Antalya, Turkey56 kg9398102812012613192289
2013Albania Tirana, Albania56 kg10510810861321361383rd place, bronze medalist(s)2415
2014Israel Tel Aviv, Israel56 kg11011411651401431433rd place, bronze medalist(s)2572nd place, silver medalist(s)
2015Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia56 kg1121151182nd place, silver medalist(s)1401411453rd place, bronze medalist(s)2593rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016Norway Førde, Norway56 kg1151171202nd place, silver medalist(s)1411441501st place, gold medalist(s)2641st place, gold medalist(s)
2017Croatia Split, Croatia56 kg1141171201st place, gold medalist(s)140146–1st place, gold medalist(s)2661st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Romania Bucharest, Romania56 kg1111151152nd place, silver medalist(s)1381411412nd place, silver medalist(s)2532nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia55 kg1101121161st place, gold medalist(s)1361401452nd place, silver medalist(s)2611st place, gold medalist(s)

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.
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