Olivia Reeves
Olivia Lynn Reeves (born April 19, 2003)[1] is an American weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2][3] She also won two medals in Snatch and Clean & Jerk events at the World Weightlifting Championships (in 2021 and 2022).
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Full name | Olivia Lynn Reeves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | April 19, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 71 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Reeves won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali and Valle, Colombia. She won the silver medal in the Snatch event in the women's 71 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4]
Reeves won the bronze medal in the women's 71 kg Clean & Jerk event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[1][5]
She won the bronze medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.[6] She also won bronze in the Snatch and gold in the Clean & Jerk.
Achievements
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2021 | ![]() | 71 kg | 101 | 104 | ![]() | 127 | 6 | 231 | 4 | |||
2022 | ![]() | 71 kg | 103 | 106 | 9 | 132 | 136 | 139 | ![]() | 245 | 5 | |
Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
2023 | ![]() | 71 kg | 104 | 108 | ![]() | 134 | 139 | ![]() | 247 | ![]() |
References
- "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- Oliver, Brian (May 27, 2021). "American teenager Reeves takes weightlifting world title to keep run going". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- Oliver, Brian (December 12, 2022). "Toma world record and landmark gold for Bahrain at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- Oliver, Brian (March 30, 2023). "Record-breaking win for US CrossFitter Nicholson after taking "a weightlifting track"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved March 31, 2023.