Caine Wilkes

Caine Wilkes (born July 10, 1987) is an American weightlifter.[1] He is a three-time gold medalist in his event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. He also won the silver medal on three occasions.

Caine Wilkes
Personal information
Born (1987-07-10) July 10, 1987
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  United States
Pan American Championships
2014 Santo Domingo +105 kg
2017 Miami +105 kg
2019 Guatemala City +109 kg
2016 Cartagena +105 kg
2018 Santo Domingo +105 kg
2020 Santo Domingo +109 kg

He competed in the men's +105 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He competed in the men's +109 kg event in 2018 and 2019.[2][3]

He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] He competed in the men's +109 kg event.[5][6] He lifted 173 kg in the Snatch and 217 kg in the Clean & Jerk for a total of 390 kg.[7] He finished in 9th place.[7]

References
  1. "Caine Wilkes". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  2. "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  3. "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  4. OlympicTalk (June 19, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  5. Gutman, Andrew (May 19, 2021). "USA Weightlifting Announces 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Roster". Barbend. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  6. "Men's +109 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  7. Fowler, Scott (August 4, 2021). "Charlotte's Caine Wilkes just competed in Olympic weightlifting. Here's how he did". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved August 12, 2021.


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