USA Weightlifting

The official account of America’s Strongest Team 🇺🇸

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Kolbi Ferguson showed out and swept gold in his first Senior Pan American Championships last year 🥇🥇🥇

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Mattie Rogers at the 2025 Pan American Championships 🤩🏋️‍♀️

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Two years ago today, Hampton Morris set Team USA’s first senior world record this century 🤯🤩

Morris (61kg) hit 176kg in the clean & jerk at the 2024 IWF World Cup to become the first American weightlifter to set a senior world record since Robin Goad in 1991.

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Kate Vibert had a massive day at the 2024 IWF World Cup‼️👏

In Phuket, Thailand, Vibert lifted 113/145/258 to set a personal snatch and American C&J record, tie the American total record, and move into sixth in the 81kg Olympic Qualifying Rankings for the Paris 2024 Olympic.

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NEW: If you are eligible for VR&E, you can work with your VA counselor to have the USAW L1 or L2 exam fee covered. Please reach out to [email protected] if you need additional assistance after meeting with your VA counselor.

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She made it look easy 🤯

Sophie Shaft (63kg) set an international PR on her opening clean & jerk to earn 🥈 in the lift at last year’s Junior Worlds in Lima, Peru. The make also secured 🥉 in the total (223kg) for her first two medals on the World stage.

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Veterans and their family members can now receive full reimbursement after taking the USA Weightlifting Level 1 or Level 2 Coaching Certification Exams, made possible by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs GI Bill® benefits.

Full details: https://t.co/kO3XT9cZUJ

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Aaron Williams was perfect in his Pan American debut last year 🤩

Williams went 5-for-5 to set American records in the snatch (187kg) and total (411kg). He took home 🥇 in the total and clean and jerk (224kg) and 🥉 in the snatch.

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Get ready to LIFT OFF on Miami Beach ☀️🌴🏋️‍♂️

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Christopher Douglas reached his high goals in 2025, securing his second Masters Triple Crown in as many years and setting world records at the VIRUS Weightlifting Finals and UMWF World Championships in Daytona Beach.

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Strength isn’t built in a season — it’s built for life.

Thank you USA Weightlifting for supporting our Omaha Regional Workshop and for sponsoring a breakout session that gave our coaches space to learn, connect, and pour back into themselves.

📌  @USWeightlifting

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She is strong. Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day! ❤️

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The Qualification System is set and approved!!! It’s now time for our best lifters to get ready and focused on validating their ticket to the LA 2028 Olympic Games! 👍🏻🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♂️

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Shoutout to @USWeightlifting for this. I'll definitely be getting my level 1 & 2 expeditiously!

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Congratulations to the 2025 Club League champions 🏆

Find the full list at the USAW National Events page.

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300 competitions coached ✅

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Tia found a passion for weightlifting 🥹

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Want to see how weightlifting is being used across the country to make an impact on local communities and their youth?

Visit https://t.co/pihOGhd620 to find this series on three coaches and teachers using the barbell in their unique situation.

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Tiffany Ragozzino brought a weightlifting elective to the first public all-girls school in California, Girls Academic Leadership Academy in Los Angeles.

Find out more through the Empowered By the Barbell: Weightlifting’s Youth series coming January 15.

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He made it happen‼️

Within a month of speaking about his idea to host a training session in front of the Oakland City Hall, Mike Jenkins had his youth lifters putting on a show downtown.

Empowered By the Barbell: Weightlifting’s Youth series drops on January 15.