Meredith Alwine

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]

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

Career

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
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan71 kg98 981017128132135 42336
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan71 kg10010210310132135138235
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia76 kg1031031037135—————
Pan American Championships
2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic71 kg103103103130135139238
2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador71 kg100102104133133138237
2022 Bogotá, Colombia71 kg1021021024132137137234
2023 Bariloche, Argentina76 kg1021051064133136136238
World Cup
2020 Rome, Italy71 kg97100103131131134237

References
  1. "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. 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. "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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