Sergio Massidda

Sergio Massidda
Personal information
CitizenshipItalian
Born (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002
Ghilarza, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
61 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Riyadh61 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Yerevan61 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Taranto65 kg CJ
Bronze medal – third place2026 Taranto65 kg S
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Durres65 kg

Sergio Massidda (born 26 January 2002) is an Italian weightlifter. He was a silver medalist at the 2023 World Championships.

Career

He won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia. He represented Italy at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, as well as the 2021 European Championships and 2018 World Championships.[1]

Massidda won the gold medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.[2][3]

At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, he won the gold medal in his event.[4]

Massidda won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Durrës, Albania.

In August 2024, Massidda competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He failed three attempts to lift 134 kg in the Snatch and he did not compete in the Clean & Jerk. A successful attempt in the Snatch would have placed Massidda in the second position after the lift.

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2024France Paris, France61 kg132134134N/a———N/aDNF—
World Championships
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan55 kg105105110812612613182367
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand55 kg1051091121113013013592449
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia61 kg130133135415816216482934
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia61 kg1351371392nd place, silver medalist(s)16316516573022nd place, silver medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2020Italy Rome, Italy61 kg110110119813513514072507
2024Thailand Phuket, Thailand67 kg1401451451st place, gold medalist(s)1651701723rd place, bronze medalist(s)3172nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships
2019Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia55 kg100100105812513013072258
2021Russia Moscow, Russia61 kg125130130614515516062807
2023Armenia Yerevan, Armenia61 kg1301341372nd place, silver medalist(s)1541541621st place, gold medalist(s)2922nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria67 kg1351401412nd place, silver medalist(s)16216716753044
2026Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia65 kg140141141N/a1651711763rd place, bronze medalist(s)N/a—

References

  1. ↑ https://www.the-sports.org/sergio-massidda-weightlifting-spf481564.html Sport
  2. ↑ Diamond, James (9 March 2019). "Hat-trick of golds for Massidda at IWF Youth World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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