Italian weightlifter

Genny Caterina Pagliaro (born October 15, 1988) is an Italian weightlifter.

Genny is the sister of the other Italian weightlifting champion Alessandra Pagliaro.

Biography

She won four bronze medals for the 48:kg division at the European Weightlifting Championships (2006, 2007, 2009, and 2011). Pagliaro is a member of the weightlifting team for Centro Sportivo Esercito, and is coached and trained by Giuseppe Minissale.

Pagliaro represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's flyweight category (48:kg). Pagliaro, however, did not finish the event, after failing to lift a single-motion snatch of 82:kg in three attempts.

References

External links

• Genny Pagliaro at the International Weightlifting Federation
• NBC 2008 Olympics profile