American 22-year-old Katherine Nye delivered the best performance for a U.S. weightlifter at the Olympics in over two decades Sunday, winning a silver medal in the women's 76 kg/156 lbs category at ...

Wes Kitts set an American weightlifting record at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Kitts became the first American to complete a 177kg (390 pounds) snatch. The Knoxville native and Halls High School ...

Amelia Phillips is the only Arizonan on Team USA at the Pan-American Youth Weightlifting Championship in Ecuador, and she just clinched the gold medal. The high school sophomore broke two personal ...

For individuals who want to start their fitness New Years Resolutions as soon as possible, heres an opportunity. Wes Kitts, a Tennessee native, will be in town to assist local weightlifters of all ...

In his formative years as a competitive weightlifter, Leo Totten trained in "some really bizarre little places." Holes-in-the-wall, unheated garages in the winter — you name it, he said. What Totten, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Bruton covers action sports and the Olympics and Paralympics. The Olympics aren’t over yet, but so far, the United States ...

CHICAGO—USA Weightlifting executive director Rodger DeGarmo Jr. was found dead Tuesday, the United States Olympic Committee said. He was 38. DeGarmo was conducting a site visit for the recently ...

For the first time since 1996, USA weightlifting is sending a full team of eight (four male, four female) to the Tokyo Olympics. More than half of the lifters have legitimate chances at medaling, USA ...

When one refers to a wrestler as "the world's strongest man," it is generally a moniker associated with Mark Henry. However, to an older generation of wrestling fans, someone else comes to mind who, ...

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Kate Nye lifted a personal best total of 249kg to become the first female silver medalist in American weightlifting history. (Getty Images) 22-year-old Katherine Nye delivered the best performance for ...