Meredith Alwine

Meredith Alwine
Personal information
Full nameMeredith Leigh Alwine
Born (1998-06-08) June 8, 1998 (age 26)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWeightlifting
Weight class71 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 71 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago 71 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Santo Domingo 71 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guayaquil 71 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bariloche 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bogotá 71 kg
IWF World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2020 Rome 71 kg
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tashkent 75 kg

Meredith Leigh Alwine (born June 8, 1998)[1] is an American weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2][3] She is also a three-time gold medalist at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.[4]

Career

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In 2018, Alwine won the silver medal in the women's 75 kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5] In that same year, she competed in the women's 71 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[6]

In 2020, Alwine won the gold medal in the women's 71 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[1][7] In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[4][8][9]

Alwine won the bronze medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[10][11] She also won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk event in this competition.[11]

Alwine won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina. She also won the gold medal in the Clean & Jerk event. In September 2023, she competed in the women's 76 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[12] She became injured during her first Clean & Jerk and she was unable to continue in the competition.[13]

Alwine won the bronze medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[14]

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 71 kg 98 98 101 7 128 132 135 4 233 6
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 71 kg 100 102 103 10 132 135 138 1st place, gold medalist(s) 235 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 76 kg 103 103 103 7 135 — — — — —
2024 Manama, Bahrain 71 kg 95 98 101 9 127 131 132 5 233 8
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago, Chile 71 kg 100 100 103 — 131 136 140 — 239 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 71 kg 103 103 103 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 130 135 139 1st place, gold medalist(s) 238 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador 71 kg 100 102 104 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 133 133 138 1st place, gold medalist(s) 237 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 71 kg 102 102 102 4 132 137 137 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 234 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 Bariloche, Argentina 76 kg 102 105 106 4 133 136 136 1st place, gold medalist(s) 238 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Cup
2020 Rome, Italy 71 kg 97 100 103 1st place, gold medalist(s) 131 131 134 1st place, gold medalist(s) 237 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ a b "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Oliver, Brian (December 13, 2021). "Landmark weightlifting medal for Britain's Davies as American Alwine takes gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ^ McDougall, Chrös (December 13, 2021). "Meredith Alwine Becomes Fifth U.S. Woman To Win Total World Title In Weightlifting". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Oliver, Brian (November 8, 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  7. ^ Oliver, Brian (January 30, 2020). "Weightlifting star Cikamatana wins in Rome to make it three from three for Australia". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  8. ^ Valenzuela, Armando (November 7, 2021). "La cajemense Anacarmen Torres, quien quedó muy cerca de acudir a los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020, logró bronce en envión". Diario del Yaqui (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Colombia se impone en el Panamericano de Halterofilia; Ecuador finaliza en el octavo lugar". El Universo (in Spanish). November 10, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Iveson, Ali (July 27, 2022). "Records for Rodallegas as Colombia lead medals table at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  13. ^ Oliver, Brian (September 14, 2023). "Samir needs only two lifts to claim another title for Egypt at IWF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  14. ^ "Women's 71 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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