Meredith Leigh Alwine (born June 8, 1998)[1] is an American weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 71 kg 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]
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| Full name | Meredith Leigh Alwine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 8, 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 71 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2018, Alwine won the silver medal in the women's 75 kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5] In that same year, she competed in the women's 71 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[6]
In 2020, Alwine won the gold medal in the women's 71 kg 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 71 kg 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 76 kg 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 76 kg 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 71 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[14]
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 71 kg | 98 | 101 | 7 | 128 | 132 | 4 | 233 | 6 | ||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 71 kg | 100 | 10 | 132 | 135 |  | 235 | | |||
| 2023 |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 76 kg | 103 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 |  Santiago, Chile | 71 kg | 100 | 103 | — | 131 | 136 | — | 239 |  | ||
| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2020 |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 71 kg | 103 | | 130 | 135 | | 238 | | |||
| 2021 |  Guayaquil, Ecuador | 71 kg | 100 | 102 | 104 | | 133 | | 237 | | ||
| 2022 |  Bogotá, Colombia | 71 kg | 102 | 4 | 132 | | 234 | | ||||
| 2023 |  Bariloche, Argentina | 76 kg | 102 | 4 | 133 | 136 | | 238 | | |||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2020 |  Rome, Italy | 71 kg | 97 | 100 | 103 | | 131 | 134 | | 237 | | |
References
External links
- Meredith Alwine at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Meredith Alwine at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Meredith Alwine at Team USA (archive July 12, 2022)
