Julio César Luna Fermín (born January 7, 1973, in

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) is a male

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from

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. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native

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n country during his career, starting in 1992. Luña carried the flag for Venezuela at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

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* 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Maturín Venezuelan male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1991 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 1995 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 1999 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 2003 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 2007 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic weightlifters for Venezuela Pan American Games gold medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Venezuela Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games silver medalists for Venezuela South American Games medalists in weightlifting Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 20th-century Venezuelan people 21st-century Venezuelan people {{Footer Pan American Champions Weightlifting Middle-heavyweight Men