19-year old Hampton Morris has already made a name for himself as an Olympic weightlifter competing for Team USA. The young strength athlete has been a mainstay of the 61-kilogram (134.5-pound) Mens Junior ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Hampton Morris Nearly Clean & Jerks 13 Kilograms (28.6 Pounds) Over His Junior World Record
On Apr. 23, 2023, Hampton Morris shared an Instagram video of himself attempting a 175-kilogram (385.8-pound) clean & jerk during a rigorous training session. The strength feat is 14 kilograms (30.9 ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Karlos Nasar (89KG) Breaks 5 World Records at 2023 European Championships
The saying "kill two birds with one stone" usually applies to a person successfully accomplishing two routine tasks in one fell swoop. Weightlifter Karlos Nasar might want to consider adopting that phrase ... Continue Reading
9-Year-Old Rory van Ulft Logs a Staggering 66-Kilogram (145.5-Pound) Clean & Jerk
In some ways, Canadian athlete Rory van Ulft might be one of the strongest competitors for her age that weightlifting and powerlifting have seen in some time. At just 9 years old, van Ulft has developed a ... Continue Reading
American Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (76KG) Captures 3 Silver Medals at 2022 IWF Worlds
When American weightlifter Mattie Rogers sees a loaded barbell and an opportunity to add another medal to her resume, she seldom misses. A two-time Senior Pan-American Champion — once in the 81-kilogram ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Loredana Elena Toma (71KG) Captures 119-Kilogram World Record Snatch En Route to World Championship
As a weightlifter, Loredana Elena Toma isn't known to mess around. In 2017, the Romanian competitor officially burst on the international scene when she captured the Senior 63-kilogram World title at the ... Continue Reading
American Weightlifter Olivia Reeves (71KG) Scores 139-Kilogram Clean & Jerk for Senior Worlds Bronze Medal
In what would be a productive year for any weightlifter, American competitor Olivia Reeves has certainly started to resemble a potential weightlifting superstar. After already setting a clean & jerk ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Karlos Nasar (89KG) Captures World Record with 220-Kilogram Clean & Jerk
Entering the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships (WWC), Karlos Nasar was one of the presumed top athletes to watch. After he captured three separate Junior ... Continue Reading
Check Out 9-Year-Old Weightlifter Rory van Ulft (30KG) Notching a 244.7-Pound Deadlift
At nine years old, most kids are probably riding their bikes or playing video games with their friends in their free time. The prolific nine-year-old weightlifter Rory van Ulft (30KG) spends much of her ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (76KG) Clean & Jerks 141 Kilograms For New Senior American Record
Mattie Rogers will not be denied when it comes to setting new bars of weightlifting excellence. On July 28, 2022, during the 2022 Pan-American Championships in Bogotá, Colombia, Rogers' ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Hampton Morris (61KG) Captures 162-Kilogram Clean & Jerk for New World Record
Hampton Morris is one of the more prominent up-and-coming names in Olympic weightlifting. Amidst the absence of other notable stars, the athlete came through for Team USA at the 2022 International ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Kate Vibert Is Out of 2022 Pan-American Championships After Tearing Her Meniscus
On July 21, 2022, weightlifter Kate Vibert announced that she had torn a meniscus during a training session in an Instagram post. Meniscuses are pieces of cartilage in people's knees that function as shock ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Katie Estep (59KG) Sets 3 Junior American Records at the 2022 USA National Championships
On June 29, 2022, weightlifter Katie Estep notched three Junior American Records in the 59-kilogram division at the 2022 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships Week in Las Vegas, NV. Each of those ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (76KG) Breaks 3 Senior American Records at 2022 USA National Championships
On July 2, 2022, weightlifter Mattie Rogers stole the show during the 2022 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships Week in Las Vegas, NV. Rogers showed off her strength and broke three Senior ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Olivia Reeves (71KG) Clean & Jerks 138 Kilograms for New Senior American Record
On June 29, 2022, weightlifter Olivia Reeves clean and jerked 138 kilograms (304.2 pounds) during the 2022 USA Weightlifting National Championships in Las Vegas, NV. This lift is a new Senior American ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Kate Vibert Scores 162-Kilogram (356-Pound) Front Squat PR
On June 27, 2022, Olympic weightlifter Kate Vibert (formerly Katherine Nye) recorded a 162-kilogram (356-pound) front squat during a training session. According to the Team USA athlete — who most recently ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mahmoud H. Hassan (89KG) Clean & Jerks 193 Kilograms, Sets Youth World Record at 2022 IWF Youth Championships
On June 15, 2022, weightlifter Mahmoud H. Hassan (89KG) completed a clean & jerk of 193 kilograms (424.5 pounds) during the 2022 Youth World Weightlifting Championships (YWWC) in León, Mexico. The ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (76KG) Hits 190-Kilogram Squat For New Personal Record
In competition, Olympic weightlifters don't have to worry about having a powerful squat. That didn't stop Mattie Rogers from showing off some of her recent gains on the compound lift. On June 8, ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Karlos Nasar (89KG) Captures 3 Junior World Records at 2022 European Weightlifting Championships
The 2022 European Weightlifting Championships (EWC) are taking place from May 28-June 5, 2022, in Tirana, Albania. There, for the first time in his career, Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos Nasar competed ... Continue Reading
