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Wesley Kitts

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Wes Kitts
Personal information
Full nameWesley Brian Kitts
Born (1990-05-22) May 22, 1990 (age 34)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Weight108.45 kg (239 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWeightlifting
Weight class109 kg
ClubBE SOMEBODY Gym
Coached byDavid Spitz[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 177 kg (2021)
  • Clean & jerk: 223 kg (2019)
  • Total: 399 kg (2019)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima –109 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Santo Domingo –105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guatemala City –109 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bariloche –109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Miami –105 kg

Wesley Brian "Wes" Kitts (/ˈwɛs/ WESS; born May 22, 1990)[2][3] is an American weightlifter, two time Pan American Champion and Pan American Games Champion competing in the 105 kg category until 2018 and 109 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[4]

Career

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In 2018 he competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the 109 kg division finishing 10th overall.[5]

In 2019 he competed at the 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in the 109 kg division winning a silver medal in the snatch and gold medals in the clean & jerk, his total of 399 kg was 17 kg more than the silver medalist,[6] and a new Pan American record. On July 30 he competed in the 109 kg division at the Pan American Games. After the snatch portion he was in fourth place, a total of 18 kg behind Jorge Arroyo, he was able to complete his third lift of 217 kg in the clean & jerk to win the gold medal by 1 kg.[7][8]

He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[9] He finished eighth with a total lift of 390 kg.

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.[10]

In August 2024, Kitts competed in the men's 102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[11] He lifted 374 kg in total and finished in eighth position.[11]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021 Tokyo, Japan 109 kg 173 177 177 — 213 213 220 — 390 8
2024 Paris, France 102 kg 167 172 177 — 202 210 210 — 374 8
World Championships
2017 Anaheim, United States 105 kg 165 172 176 11 202 203 210 10 386 10
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 109 kg 168 174 174 18 208 215 222 5 390 12
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 109 kg 170 175 177 18 211 218 225 12 388 14
2022 Bogota, Colombia 102 kg 164 165 170 11 202 207 209 7 379 8
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 109 kg 160 165 170 9 191 200 — 13 370 11
Pan American Games
2019 Lima, Peru 109 kg 165 171 172 — 207 214 217 — 389 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2016 Cartagena, Colombia 105 kg 152 152 165 5 188 201 208 7 353 4
2017 Miami, United States 105 kg 162 170 175 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 200 208 209 5 375 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 105 kg 165 172 181 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 202 211 212 1st place, gold medalist(s) 384 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Guatemala City, Guatemala 109 kg 165 172 176 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 207 214 223 1st place, gold medalist(s) 399 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 109 kg 155 160 165 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 190 — — 5 350 4
2023 Bariloche, Argentina 109 kg 155 160 165 1st place, gold medalist(s) 190 200 — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 365 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete Biography". IWF.net. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "KITTS Wes". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Wes Kitts Team USA". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  4. ^ PDF listing of 2018 Group B world championship entrants in 109 kg
  5. ^ "Kitts hits personal bests at the 2018 IWF World Weightlifting Championships". Team USA. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Pan American Championships Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019 Pan American Games Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "PAN AMERICAN GAMES DAY 3 - AS IT HAPPENED". Olympic Channel. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  9. ^ OlympicTalk (June 19, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Oliver, Brian (April 1, 2023). "US Olympic silver medallist beaten as Pan American Weightlifting Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
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