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 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. In 2023, she won the bronze medal in her event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2] She won the gold medal in the women's 81 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[3]
 Reeves displays her gold medal in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Olivia Lynn Reeves |
| Born | April 19, 2003 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 71 kg |
| Club | UTC Weightlifting Club |
| Coached by | Steve Fauer |
Medal record | |
Career
editShe won the gold medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4][5] She also won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali and Valle, Colombia. Reeves 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.[6]
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][7]
In 2023, she won the bronze medal in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.[8] Reeves also won bronze in the Snatch and gold in the Clean & Jerk. In the same year, she won the bronze medal in the women's 71 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2][9] She also set new junior world records in the Clean & Jerk and Total.[2]
In October 2023, Reeves won the gold medal in the women's 81 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[3][10] She set new junior Americas records in the Snatch, Clean & Jerk and Total.[11] Her best lifts were 114 kg in the Snatch and 144 kg in the Clean & Jerk and a result of 258 kg in Total.[11][12] At the 2024 IWF World Cup, she won the gold medal in the Snatch (118kg), Clean & Jerk (150kg) and Total (268kg) in the women's 71kg event.
Reeves won gold in the 71 kg category at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. It was the United States' first gold medal in weightlifting since 2000.[13][14][15][16]
Achievements
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Paris, France | 71 kg | 112 | 115 | 117 OR | — | 140 | 145 | — | 262 | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 71 kg | 101 | 104 |  |
127 | 6 | 231 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 71 kg | 103 | 106 | 9 | 132 | 136 | 139 |  |
245 | 5 | |
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 71 kg | 105 | 108 | 111 |
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133 | 138 | 142 |
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253 |
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| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 71 kg | 112 | 115 | 118 | |
142 | 147 | 150 | |
268 |
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| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Santiago, Chile | 81 kg | 106 | 111 | 114 | — | 136 | 140 | 144 | — | 258 |
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| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Bariloche, Argentina | 71 kg | 104 | 108 | |
134 | 139 | |
247 |
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References
edit- ^ a b "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ a b Oliver, Brian (October 24, 2023). "Colombia take team honours and American Reeves stars at Pan American Games weightlifting". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (September 13, 2023). "World records for China's Liao and American junior Reeves at IWF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ "Weightlifting Medalists" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "Women's Weightlifting Records Broken" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ "Women's 81 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "Olivia Reeves wins the United States' first Olympic gold medal in weightlifting in 24 years". APNews. August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Olivia Reeves wins first U.S. gold in weightlifting since 2000". CBS News. August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Olivia Reeves claims weightlifting gold at first Olympics, USA's 2nd since 2000". NBC New York. August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Team USA closes remarkable Olympic Games Paris 2024 with record-setting performances". August 11, 2024.
