Julio Cesar Salamanca Pineda (born 15 July 1989) is a Salvadoran weightlifter.

[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 62 kg, finishing 11th.

[2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he again competed in the Men's 62 kg,[3] ranking 2nd in Group B and finishing 10th overall.

Salamanca won the 62 kg gold medal in clean & jerk and silver in snatch during the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival.

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