Meredith Alwine
Meredith Alwine (born June 8, 1998)[1] is an American weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2][3] She is also a two-time gold medalist in the women's 71 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.[4]
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Born | June 8, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 71 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2018, she won the silver medal in the women's 75 kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5] In that same year, she competed in the women's 71 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[6]
In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 71 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[1][7] In 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's 71 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[4][8]
Major results
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
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2018 | ![]() | 71 kg | 98 | 101 | 7 | 128 | 132 | 4 | 233 | 6 | ||
2021 | ![]() | 71 kg | 100 | 10 | 132 | 135 | ![]() | 235 | ![]() | |||
Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
2020 | ![]() | 71 kg | 103 | ![]() | 130 | 135 | ![]() | 238 | ![]() | |||
2021 | ![]() | 71 kg | 100 | 102 | 104 | ![]() | 133 | ![]() | 237 | ![]() |
References
- "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- Oliver, Brian (December 13, 2021). "Landmark weightlifting medal for Britain's Davies as American Alwine takes gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - McDougall, Chrös (December 13, 2021). "Meredith Alwine Becomes Fifth U.S. Woman To Win Total World Title In Weightlifting". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- Oliver, Brian (November 8, 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- Oliver, Brian (January 30, 2020). "Weightlifting star Cikamatana wins in Rome to make it three from three for Australia". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- Valenzuela, Armando (November 7, 2021). "La cajemense Anacarmen Torres, quien quedó muy cerca de acudir a los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020, logró bronce en envión". Diario del Yaqui (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2021.
External links
- Meredith Alwine at IWF
- Meredith Alwine at Institute for Applied Training Science (IAT) (in German)
- Meredith Alwine at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee