Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda (born 15 July 1989) is a Salvadoran weightlifter. He competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in the Men's 62 kg, finishing 11th. He also competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

in the Men's 62 kg, ranking 2nd in Group B. Salamanca won the 62 kg gold medal in clean & jerk and silver in snatch during the

2014 Pan American Sports Festival The I Pan American Sports Festival (Spanish: ''Festival Deportivo Panamericano'') was a multi-sport event held between 11 July and 30 September 2014 in Mexico. The Festival was organized by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). Venues Th ...

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1989 births Living people Salvadoran male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for El Salvador Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for El Salvador Weightlifters at the 2011 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 2015 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for El Salvador Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for El Salvador Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Weightlifters at the 2019 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in weightlifting 20th-century Salvadoran people 21st-century Salvadoran people {{ElSalvador-weightlifting-bio-stub