Luciano De Genova

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.

Luciano De Genova
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1931-05-19)19 May 1931
Genoa, Italy
Died10 November 2019(2019-11-10) (aged 88)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight67.5 kg (149 lb; 10.63 st)
Sport
Country Italy
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)-67.5 kg class
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Italy
World Championships
1958 Stockholm 67.5 kg
European Championships
1955 Munich 67.5 kg
1956 Helsinki 67.5 kg
1958 Stockholm 67.5 kg

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
  1. "Addio a Luciano de Genova, argento ai mondiali del '58".
  2. "Luciano DE GENOVA – Olympic Weightlifting | Italy". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  3. "Luciano De Genova, Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century @ Lift Up". www.chidlovski.net. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  4. "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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