Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Zoe Smith (born 26 April 1994) is an English weightlifter.In October 2010, she won a bronze medal in the women's 58 kg division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, her first senior international competition, to become the first English woman to win a Commonwealth Games weightlifting medal.
In early 2021 she became the European champion after winning in Moscow in the +87 kg category. [ 7 ] At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Campbell became the first British female weightlifter to win a medal at the Olympics, with a silver in the women's +87 kg event .
Tham "Thammy" Nguyen Gough (née Nguyen; / θj æ m w ɪ n /; Vietnamese: Nguyễn Thẩm, [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥˦ tʰaːm˧˩]; born 15 September 1996) is an Irish retired weightlifter, known for being the first Irish weightlifter to win a senior medal at the European Weightlifting Championships.
Lifting the most weight of the competition and winning three gold medals for myself, my team and my country was a most intense feeling. [13] [20] She married Peter Marshall in 1987. [11] In 1988, she was listed in the New York Times roster of champions for women's weightlifting in the 82.5 kilograms (182 lb) category. [21]
Li Wenwen (Chinese: 李雯雯; pinyin: Lǐ Wénwén; born 5 March 2000) is a Chinese weightlifter competing in the women's +87 kg division. [5] She is a double Olympic champion, the current world champion, as well as the incumbent Asian champion. In 2021, she set the current world records for both clean & jerk and snatch.
Weight class Year Hometown/Team Total Gretchen Villa 45 kg 2023 Alee Athletics 152 kg Isabella Rodriguez 49 kg 2023 Power and Grace Performance 167 kg Asia Gonzalez 55 kg 2023 Florida Elite 180 kg Shayla Moore 59 kg 2023 Power and Grace Performance 208 kg Taylor Lucas 64 kg 2023 Superfly Barbell Club 205 kg Alexia Gonzalez 71 kg 2023 Florida Elite
However, lifting weights can slow—or even reverse—the decline. According to a study in Geriatrics : “Progressive resistance exercises can produce substantial increases in strength and muscle ...
Julieth Alejandra Rodríguez Quintero (born 20 February 2002) [1] is a Colombian weightlifter.She won the silver medal in the women's 64 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.