Julio Rubén Mayora Pernia (born 2 September 1996) is a Venezuelan weightlifter, Olympian, Pan American Champion and Pan American Games Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and the 67 kg and 73 kg categories starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Career

He participated at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, winning a bronze medal with a 322 kg total. At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo he won a silver medal in the 73 kg category, and dedicated it to Hugo Chávez.

In August 2024, Mayora competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 152 kg in the Snatch and placed fifth provisionally, but he failed all three attempts in Clear & Jerk.

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2020Tokyo, Japan73 kg150154156—N/a186190198—N/a346
2024Paris, France73 kg152156156—N/a188188192—N/aDNF
World Championships
2018Ashgabat, Turkmenistan67 kg1441471511751781795322
2019Pattaya, Thailand73 kg147152157818519119263376
2022Bogotá, Colombia73 kg148150153
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia73 kg147150150718318718763334
IWF World Cup
2024Phuket, Thailand73 kg1471511511218318518873398
Pan American Games
2019Lima, Peru73 kg152155157—N/a185194197—N/a349
2023Santiago, Chile73 kg147151154—N/a182184188—N/a342
Pan American Championships
2014Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic62 kg11511812113513514082586
2017Miami, United States69 kg135140143168172179315
2018Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic69 kg140145145171177180325
2020Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic73 kg145150156185189189341
2023Bariloche, Argentina73 kg142148148180184188332
2024Caracas, Venezuela73 kg147151154184184184
2025Cali, Colombia79 kg150155158188193199357

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