Katherine Nye

Katherine Nye (née Katherine Vibert, born January 5, 1999) is an American weightlifter, Olympian, World Champion, Pan American champion and Junior World Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 71 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2] She is a winner of the IWF Female Lifter of the Year for 2019.

Katherine Elizabeth Nye
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1999-01-05) January 5, 1999
Bowlegs, Oklahoma
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight75.9 kg (167 lb) [1]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–76 kg
ClubTeam Hercules
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 112 kg (2019 JWR)
  • Clean & jerk: 138 kg (2021)
  • Total: 249 kg (2021)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo–76 kg
World Championships
2019 Pattaya–71 kg
Pan American Championships
2019 Guatemala City–71 kg
2021 Guayaquil–76 kg
2020 Santo Domingo–76 kg
Pan American Games
2019 Lima–76 kg
Junior World Championships
2019 Suva–71 kg
2018 Tashkent–69 kg

Career

She won a silver medal in the 69kg division at the 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships.[3][4]

In 2019 she competed at the 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in the 71 kg division against fellow teammate Mattie Rogers. During the competition she set Panamerican records in the snatch and total[5] on her way to winning gold medals in all three lifts.[6] In June 2019 she competed at the 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in the 71 kg category, where her total of 246 kg was a full 34 kg over the silver medalist.[7]

At the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships she competed in the 71 kg division against teammate Mattie Rogers. In the snatch portion she set a junior world record with a 112 kg lift. She completed a 136 kg clean & jerk to sweep gold medals in all lifts. She became the youngest U.S. woman to win a World championship,[8] and the second since Robin Goad in 1994.[8] With her gold medals at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships, Junior World Weightlifting Championships and World Weightlifting Championships in 2019 she was awarded the 2019 IWF Lifter of the Year with 9,105 votes.[9]

In 2021, she competed at the 2020 Olympics in the women's 76 kg event.[10] She won a silver medal in the event.[11]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo, Japan76 kg10711111421331381482249
World Championships
2019 Pattaya, Thailand71 kg106107112131136141248
Pan American Weightlifting Championships
2019 Guatemala City, Guatemala71 kg104107110128131135245
Pan American Games
2019 Lima, Peru76 kg10410811231331351404243
Junior World Weightlifting Championships
2018 Tashkent, Uzbekistan69 kg96100104117122125225
2019 Suva, Fiji71 kg104108109128133137246

References
  1. "VIBERT Katherine Elizabeth". IWF.net. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  2. Start List of 2019 Pan American Champinoships
  3. "Women's 69kg – Standings". IWF.net. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. "Women's 69kg – Medalists". IWF.net. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  5. 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results
  6. "Team USA cleaning up at 2019 Pan American Championships". TeamUSA.org. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  7. "Glorious victory for USA's NYE in the womens 71kg category". IWF.net. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  8. "Kate Nye leads U.S. one-two at weightlifting worlds". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  9. "IWF 2019 LIFTER OF THE YEAR – AMERICAN AND GEORGIAN WINNERS". IWF.net. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  10. OlympicTalk (June 19, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  11. "Women's 76 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.


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