Laura Nascimento Amaro (born 27 October 2000) is a Brazilian weightlifter.
Career She won the silver medal in the women's 76kg Snatch event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She won the silver medal in women's 87kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. She is a three-time bronze medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.
In 2023, Amaro won the bronze medal in the women's 81kg event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. In February 2024, she won the bronze medal in her event at the 2024 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.
In August 2024, Amaro competed in the women's 81kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. She lifted 240 kg in total and finished seventh among 13 participants.
She also competed in the girls' skeleton event at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics held in Lillehammer, Norway.
Achievements Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankOlympic Games2024 Paris, France 81 kg 105 110 110 130 135 140 240 7 World Weightlifting Championships 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 76 kg 103 106 108 126 132 137 4 240 4 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 81 kg 106 110 110 8 136 136 137 8 247 8 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 81 kg 108 112 112 7 133 138 140 5 241 5 2025 Førde, Norway 77 kg 107 107 107 6 133 137 139 4 246 5IWF World Cup 2024 Phuket, Thailand 81 kg 107 110 112 7 133 137 141 6 253 8 Pan American Games 2023 Santiago, Chile 81 kg 105 110 112 131 132 135 242 Pan American Championships 2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador 76 kg 101 105 106 122 128 130 5 236 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 81 kg 105 110 110 130 136 138 243 2023 Bariloche, Argentina 81 kg 106 107 111 5 135 139 140 6 242 6 2024 Caracas, Venezuela 81 kg 108 112 112 133 135 137 243 2025 Cali, Colombia 77 kg 105 109 110 130 134 136 246 South American Games 2022 Asunción, Paraguay 87 kg 106 109 109 130 136 138 247 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 2016 Penang, Malaysia 63 kg 75 80 80 14 90 96 100 13 171 13
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