Genny Caterina Pagliaro (born 15 October 1988) is an Italian
weightlifter.
Genny is the sister of the other Italian weightlifting champion
Alessandra Pagliaro.
Biography
She won four bronze medals for the 48 kg division at the
European Weightlifting Championships
European Weightlifting Championships is an annual event organised by the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF). It has been held since 1896. A separate event for women was held from 1988 to 1997, after which both championships have been held ...
(2006, 2007, 2009, and 2011). Pagliaro is a member of the weightlifting team for
Centro Sportivo Esercito
The Centro Sportivo Esercito (sometimes known as Gruppo Sportivo Esercito or with the acronym CSE), is the sport section of the Italian Army.
History
Centro Sportivo Esercito was born on 1 January 1960 on the occasion of the 1960 Summer Olympics t ...
, and is coached and trained by Giuseppe Minissale.
Pagliaro represented
Italy at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in
Beijing, where she competed for the
women's flyweight category (48 kg). Pagliaro, however, did not finish the event, after failing to lift a single-motion
snatch of 82 kg in three attempts.
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1988 births
Living people
Olympic weightlifters for Italy
Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Rovereto
Italian female weightlifters
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting
Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
European Weightlifting Championships medalists
21st-century Italian sportswomen