Reeves made essentially the most of her Worlds debut.
In what could be a productive yr for any weightlifter, American competitor Olivia Reeves has definitely began to resemble a possible weightlifting superstar. After already setting a clean & jerk record (138 kilograms/304.2 kilos) on the 2022 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships — a Senior American Record within the 71-kilogram division — Reeves wasn’t done. The 19-year-old athlete wanted one other resounding result on the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships (WWC). On the Bogotá, Colombia, lifting platform, she didn’t disappoint in her Senior Worlds debut.
On Dec. 12, 2022, Reeves captured a clean & jerk bronze medal through the 2022 edition of the WWC. She earned the result because of a successful clean & jerk of 139 kilograms (306.4 kilos). The strength feat officially surpasses Reeves’ all-time competition best — that 71-kilogram Senior American Record of 138 kilograms (304.2 kilos) from the 2022 USAW Championships. It’s the primary Senior Worlds medal of any color in Reeves’ young profession and the primary medal for Team USA on the 2022 IWF Worlds on the time of this writing.
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Along with her bronze medal, Reeves’ mark can be only two kilograms in need of the Junior World Record, held by Egypt’s Sara Ahmed (141 kilograms/310.8 kilos) in 2018. With an eventual top snatch of 106 kilograms, Reeves pieced together a 245-kilogram (540.1-pound) total to cap a solid fifth-place performance at her Worlds debut.
Here’s an summary of Reeves’ performance on the 2022 IWF World Weightlifting Championships:
Olivia Reeves (71KG) | 2022 IWF World Weightlifting Championships Top Stats
- Clean & Jerk — 139 kilograms (306.4 kilos) | IWF Worlds 71KG Bronze Medal | All-Time Competition Best | Matches Senior American Record
- Snatch — 106 kilograms (233.7 kilos)
- Total — 245 kilograms (540.1 kilos) | All-Time Competition Best
As for the general Women’s 71-kilogram podium — a comparatively recent international category that can be a part of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games — now two-time World Champion Loredana Elena Toma (2017, 2022) set the bar for her peers. Here’s a rundown of the Women’s 71-kilogram podium on the 2022 2022 IWF World Weightlifting Championships:
IWF World Weightlifting Championships | Women’s 71-Kilogram Podium
- First place — Loredana Elena Toma (Romania): 256-kilogram total | 119-kilogram (262.3-pound) snatch | 137-kilogram (302-pound) clean & jerk
- Second place — Zeng Tiantian (China): 253-kilogram total | 113-kilogram (241.1-pound) snatch | 140-kilogram (308.6-pound) clean & jerk
- Third place — Angie Palacios Dajomes (Ecuador): 252-kilogram total | 116-kilogram (255.7-pound) snatch | 136-kilogram (299.8-pound) clean & jerk
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While her next competition is unclear, Reeves will undoubtedly attempt to parlay her first Senior Worlds medal and overall stellar 2022 into qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Such a category for Team USA could feature Reeves and 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games silver medalist (76KG) Kate Vibert. Whoever comes out, the American team can have a dynamo under sports’ biggest international highlight.
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