Davide Ruiu (born 22 June 2001) is an Italian weightlifter. He represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He finished in 6th place in the men's 61 kg event.

Davide Ruiu
Personal information
Born (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 23)
Sassari, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportWeightlifting

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2018 European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in San Donato Milanese, Italy. He also competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[1]

In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's junior 61 kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[2] In that same year, he also won the bronze medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 6th International Qatar Cup held in Doha, Qatar.[3]

He also competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships held in Batumi, Georgia and the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[4][5]

In 2021, he finished in 6th place in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

References

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  1. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ "6th International Qatar Cup". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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