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USA Weightlifting retweeted
Good Morning! Heading to The Big Easy for @NSCA National, repping @USWeightlifting and our Athlete ID/Recruitment Program! If you have an athlete you want to discuss, come find me!
Safe travels to everyone heading down!
Kolbi Ferguson showed out and swept gold in his first Senior Pan American Championships last year 🥇🥇🥇
Two years ago today, Hampton Morris set Team USA’s first senior world record this century 🤯🤩
Morris (61kg) hit 176kg in the clean & jerk at the 2024 IWF World Cup to become the first American weightlifter to set a senior world record since Robin Goad in 1991.
Kate Vibert had a massive day at the 2024 IWF World Cup‼️👏
In Phuket, Thailand, Vibert lifted 113/145/258 to set a personal snatch and American C&J record, tie the American total record, and move into sixth in the 81kg Olympic Qualifying Rankings for the Paris 2024 Olympic.
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She made it look easy 🤯
Sophie Shaft (63kg) set an international PR on her opening clean & jerk to earn 🥈 in the lift at last year’s Junior Worlds in Lima, Peru. The make also secured 🥉 in the total (223kg) for her first two medals on the World stage.
Veterans and their family members can now receive full reimbursement after taking the USA Weightlifting Level 1 or Level 2 Coaching Certification Exams, made possible by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs GI Bill® benefits.
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Aaron Williams was perfect in his Pan American debut last year 🤩
Williams went 5-for-5 to set American records in the snatch (187kg) and total (411kg). He took home 🥇 in the total and clean and jerk (224kg) and 🥉 in the snatch.
Christopher Douglas reached his high goals in 2025, securing his second Masters Triple Crown in as many years and setting world records at the VIRUS Weightlifting Finals and UMWF World Championships in Daytona Beach.
USA Weightlifting retweeted
Strength isn’t built in a season — it’s built for life.
Thank you USA Weightlifting for supporting our Omaha Regional Workshop and for sponsoring a breakout session that gave our coaches space to learn, connect, and pour back into themselves.
📌 @USWeightlifting
USA Weightlifting retweeted
The Qualification System is set and approved!!! It’s now time for our best lifters to get ready and focused on validating their ticket to the LA 2028 Olympic Games! 👍🏻🏋️♀️🏋️♂️
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USA Weightlifting retweeted
Shoutout to @USWeightlifting for this. I'll definitely be getting my level 1 & 2 expeditiously!
Congratulations to the 2025 Club League champions 🏆
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