Marco Machado

Marco Túlio Gregório Machado (born 3 November 1991) is a Brazilian weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 96kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. He is also a three-time silver medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.

Career

Machado won the silver medal in the men's 94kg event at the 2017 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Miami, United States. He also won the silver medal in the men's 96kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.

Machado also represented Brazil at the Pan American Games in 2015 and 2019. He competed in the men's 94kg event in 2015 and in the men's 96kg event in 2019. He finished in 6th place at the 2015 Pan American Games; this became 5th place after the disqualification of Norik Vardanian of the United States.

He won the bronze medal in the men's 96kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. He competed in the men's 96kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Bogotá, Colombia.

Machado won the silver medal in the men's 102kg event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina. He also won 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 Pan American Games 2015 Toronto, Canada 94 kg 155 160 165 182 187 192 347 5 2019 Lima, Peru 96 kg 165 165 166 192 197 198 358 7 South American Games 2022 Asunción, Paraguay 96 kg 157 162 166 185 191 191 351