Meredith Alwine Explained

Meredith Alwine
Full Name:Meredith Leigh Alwine
Birth Date:8 June 1998
Country:United States
Sport:Weightlifting
Weight Class:71 kg

Meredith Leigh Alwine (born June 8, 1998)[1] is an American weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 71kg 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]

Career

In 2018, Alwine won the silver medal in the women's 75kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5] In that same year, she competed in the women's 71kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[6]

In 2020, Alwine won the gold medal in the women's 71kg 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 71kg 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 76kg 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 76kg 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 71kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[14]

Achievements

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
width=65 1width=65 2width=65 3width=45 Rankwidth=65 1width=65 2width=65 3width=45 Rank
World Championships
align=left 98 98 101 7 128 132 135 4 233 6
align=left 100 102 103 10 132 135 138 235
align=left 103 103 103 7 135
Pan American Games
100 100 103 131 136 140 239
Pan American Championships
align=left 71 kg 103 103 103 130 135 139 238
align=left 71 kg 100 102 104133 133138 237
align=left 71 kg 102 102 102 4 132 137 137 234
align=left 76 kg 102 105 106 4 133 136 136 238
World Cup
align=left 97 100 103 131 131 134 237

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Roma World Cup . Federazione Italiana Pesistica . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200526140449/http://www.pesistica.org/public/file_manager/ARCHIVIO/fipe/gare/nazionali/2020/01.27.20%20-%20RomaWWC/Results/Roma%202020%20WWC%20-%20Results.pdf . May 26, 2020 . May 26, 2020.
  2. News: Oliver . Brian . December 13, 2021 . Landmark weightlifting medal for Britain's Davies as American Alwine takes gold . . December 13, 2021.
  3. News: McDougall . Chrös . December 13, 2021 . Meredith Alwine Becomes Fifth U.S. Woman To Win Total World Title In Weightlifting . Team USA . December 13, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211213233633/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2021/December/13/Meredith-Alwine-Becomes-Fifth-US-Woman-To-Win-Total-World-Title-In-Weightlifting . December 13, 2021.
  4. News: Oliver . Brian . November 8, 2021 . Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships . . November 8, 2021.
  5. Web site: 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180714192938/https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2018/07/Results_book_TASHKENT2018.pdf . July 14, 2018 . July 19, 2021 . International Weightlifting Federation.
  6. Web site: 2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181111043844/https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2018/11/Results_Book_2018_Ashgabat.pdf . November 11, 2018 . June 23, 2021 . International Weightlifting Federation.
  7. News: Oliver . Brian . January 30, 2020 . Weightlifting star Cikamatana wins in Rome to make it three from three for Australia . InsideTheGames.biz . June 24, 2021.
  8. News: 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 . es . Diario del Yaqui . November 7, 2021.
  9. News: November 10, 2021 . Colombia se impone en el Panamericano de Halterofilia; Ecuador finaliza en el octavo lugar . es . El Universo . August 8, 2022.
  10. News: Iveson . Ali . July 27, 2022 . Records for Rodallegas as Colombia lead medals table at Pan American Weightlifting Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . July 28, 2022.
  11. Web site: 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220730112107/https://panampesas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RESULTBOOK.pdf . July 30, 2022 . July 30, 2022 . Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas.
  12. Web site: 2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20230917164936/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2023/09/2023_KSA_ResultsBook_.pdf . 17 September 2023 . 17 September 2023 . International Weightlifting Federation.
  13. News: Oliver . Brian . 14 September 2023 . Samir needs only two lifts to claim another title for Egypt at IWF World Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 29 September 2023.
  14. Web site: Women's 71 kg Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20231105111450/https://wrs-panam2023-resources.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/santiago/reports/WLFW71KG--------------FNL---------.C73_2_0.pdf . 5 November 2023 . 11 November 2023 . 2023 Pan American Games.