Mirko Zanni (born October 16, 1997) is an Italian

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who competes in the men's –69 kg division. He won the bronze medal in the men's 67 kg event at the

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held in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

Zanni's first European competition was the 2012 European Youth Championships held in

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, competing in the –62 kg category. He finished last overall, lifting a total of 194 kg. In 2014, Zanni competed in the European Youth Championships, held in

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. He received a gold medal in the clean & jerk and won silver overall with a total lift of 253 kg. Later that year, he earned bronze at the

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. Zanni participated in the 2016 European Junior Weightlifting Championships. Having moved up to the –69 kg category, he finished in a silver medal position overall, achieving a 142 kg lift in the snatch and 167 kg in the clean & jerk — giving him a total of 309 kg.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zanni, Mirko Italian male weightlifters 1997 births Living people Weightlifters at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Sportspeople from Pordenone Weightlifters of Gruppo Sportivo Esercito Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games European Weightlifting Championships medalists Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in weightlifting Olympic bronze medalists for Italy 21st-century Italian people Olympic weightlifters for Italy