Giulia Imperio

Giulia Imperio (born 7 December 2001) is an Italian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania. She also won two gold medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.

Career

In 2018, Imperio won the silver medal in the under-17 girls 48 kg event at the European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in San Donato Milanese, Italy. She competed in the 48kg event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Imperio competed at the 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Suva, Fiji where she won the bronze medal in the women's 49 kg Snatch event. She also won the bronze medal in the junior women's 49 kg Snatch event at the 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.

In 2021, Imperio competed at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia. She won the bronze medal in the women's 49kg Snatch event. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Rovaniemi, Finland.

Imperio won the gold medal in the women's 49kg Snatch and Clean & Jerk events at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. She finished in 12th place in the women's 49kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.

Imperio won the silver medal in the women's 49kg event at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia. She also won the silver medals in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events.

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank World Championships 2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 49 kg 65 65 68 27 78 82 86 25 151 26 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 49 kg 80 80 80 16 97 101 105 12 181 12 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 49 kg 80 85 85 8 98 101 103 17 183 11 European Championships 2021 Moscow, Russia 49 kg 76 81 84 94 97 100 4 178 4 2022 Tirana, Albania 49 kg 79 79 81 92 100 104 171 2023 Yerevan, Armenia 49 kg 82 82 83 98 100 102 183 2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 49 kg 83 83 83 — — — — 2026 Batumi, Georgia 48 kg 77 77 78 93 96 98 176 Mediterranean Games 2022 Oran, Algeria 49 kg 77 79 83 95 97 102