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

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(2006, 2007, 2009, and 2011). Pagliaro is a member of the weightlifting team for

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, and is coached and trained by Giuseppe Minissale. Pagliaro represented Italy at the

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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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