Giorgio De Luca (born 19 June 1984 in
Palermo) is an Italian
weightlifter
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. De Luca represented
Italy
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at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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, where he competed for the
men's lightweight class (69 kg). Unfortunately, De Luca did not finish the event, as he successfully lifted in the single-motion
snatch, but failed to hoist in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead
clean and jerk.
He is also a member of the weightlifting team for
Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro
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, and is coached and trained by Sergio Mannironi.
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Italian male weightlifters
1984 births
Living people
Olympic weightlifters for Italy
Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Palermo
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting
Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Weightlifters of Fiamme Oro
20th-century Italian people
21st-century Italian people
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