Luciano De Genova
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1931 Genoa, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 November 2019 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67.5 kg (149 lb; 10.63 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | -67.5 kg class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luciano De Genova (19 May 1931 – 10 November 2019)[1] was an Italian weightlifter. He represented Italy at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympic Games,[2] competing in the Lightweight (67.5 kg) category.
Career
De Genova was born in Genoa. He first competed outside Italy in the 1955 European Weightlifting Championships, finishing runner-up to Russian Nikolay Kostylev. The next year, De Genova finished third with a total of 347.5 kg.[3]
He took part in the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics where he finished in 16th place out of 18 athletes — his poor performance coming partly as a result of a muscle strain.[4]
In 1958, De Genova participated in the European Weightlifting Championships and the World Weightlifting Championships, receiving a silver medal in both competitions.
Luciano earned a 13th-place finish at the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics, finishing with a total lift of 352.5 kg.
References
- ^ "Addio a Luciano de Genova, argento ai mondiali del '58".
- ^ "Luciano DE GENOVA – Olympic Weightlifting | Italy". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "Luciano De Genova, Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century @ Lift Up". www.chidlovski.net. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "Luciano, campione italiano di sollevamenti pesi: ma il peso più grosso che porta sulle spalle è il ricordo del suo sacco di castagne disperso dai nazisti". Corfole!. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
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