Mirko Zanni

Mirko Zanni (born October 16, 1997) is an Italian weightlifter who competes in the men's –69 kg division. He won the bronze medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[1][2]

Mirko Zanni

Personal information
Nationality	Italy
Born	(1997-10-16) October 16, 1997 (age 27) Pordenone, Italy
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	68.60 kg (151.2 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–69 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 145 kg (2021) Clean & jerk: 177 kg (2021) Total: 322 kg (2021)
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo -67 kg European Championships 2021 Moscow 67 kg 2023 Yerevan 73 kg Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona Snatch −69 kg European Junior Championships 2016 Eilat –69 kg Youth Olympics 2014 Nanjing –62 kg European Youth Championships 2014 Ciechanów –62 kg

Career

Zanni's first European competition was the 2012 European Youth Championships held in Bucharest, competing in the –62 kg category. He finished last overall, lifting a total of 194 kg.^[3]

In 2014, Zanni competed in the European Youth Championships, held in Ciechanów. He received a gold medal in the clean & jerk and won silver overall with a total lift of 253 kg.^[4] Later that year, he earned bronze at the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.^[5]

Zanni participated in the 2016 European Junior Weightlifting Championships. Having moved up to the –69 kg category, he finished in a silver medal position overall, achieving a 142 kg lift in the snatch and 167 kg in the clean & jerk — giving him a total of 309 kg.^[6]