Julio Rubén Mayora Pernia (born 2 September 1996) is a Venezuelan weightlifter, Olympian, 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.
Career He participated at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, winning a bronze medal with a 322 kg total.2018 World Weightlifting Championships −67 kg results At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo he won a silver medal in the 73 kg category, and dedicated it to Hugo Chávez.
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 Clean & Jerk. He won the two gold medals in the 79 kg category of the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games.
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 — 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 4IWF World Cup2024 Phuket, Thailand 73 kg 147 151 151 12 183 185 188 7 339 8Pan American Games2019 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 — — —2025 Cali, Colombia 79 kg 150 155 158 188 193 199 357 2026 Panama City, Panama 79 kg 145 150 151 5 186 191 197 336
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