Wesley Brian Kitts (also known as Wes Kitts)[2] (born 22 May 1990) 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.[3]
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,[5] 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.[6][7]
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wesley, kitts, wesley, brian, kitts, also, known, kitts, born, 1990, american, weightlifter, time, american, champion, american, games, champion, competing, category, until, 2018, starting, 2018, after, international, weightlifting, federation, reorganized, ca. Wesley Brian Kitts also known as Wes Kitts 2 born 22 May 1990 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 3 Wesley Brian KittsPersonal informationNationality United StatesBorn 1990 05 22 May 22 1990 age 33 Knoxville TennesseeWeight108 45 kg 239 lb SportCountry United States of AmericaSportWeightliftingEvent109 kgCoached byDavid Spitz 1 Achievements and titlesPersonal bestsSnatch 177 kg 2021 Clean amp jerk 223 kg 2019 Total 399 kg 2019 Medal record Representing United States Pan American Games 2019 Lima 109 kg Pan American Championships 2018 Santo Domingo 105 kg 2019 Guatemala City 109 kg 2023 Bariloche 109 kg 2017 Miami 105 kg Contents 1 Career 2 Major results 3 References 4 External linksCareer editIn 2018 he competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the 109 kg division finishing 10th overall 4 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 amp jerk his total of 399 kg was 17 kg more than the silver medalist 5 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 amp jerk to win the gold medal by 1 kg 6 7 He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Japan 8 He won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche Argentina 9 Major results editYear Venue Weight Snatch kg Clean amp Jerk kg Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Representing nbsp United States Olympic Games 2020 held in 2021 nbsp Tokyo Japan 109 kg 173 177 177 9 213 213 220 8 390 8 World Championships 2017 nbsp Anaheim United States 105 kg 165 172 176 11 202 203 210 10 386 10 2018 nbsp Ashgabat Turkmenistan 109 kg 168 174 174 18 208 215 222 5 390 12 2022 nbsp Bogota Colombia 102 kg 164 165 170 11 202 207 209 7 379 8 Pan American Championships 2016 nbsp Cartagena Colombia 105 kg 152 152 165 5 188 201 208 7 353 4 2017 nbsp Miami United States 105 kg 162 170 175 nbsp 200 208 209 5 375 nbsp 2018 nbsp Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 105 kg 165 172 181 nbsp 202 211 212 nbsp 384 nbsp 2019 nbsp Guatemala City Guatemala 109 kg 165 172 176 nbsp 207 214 223 nbsp 399 nbsp 2023 nbsp Bariloche Argentina 109 kg 155 160 165 nbsp 190 200 nbsp 365 nbsp Pan American Games 2019 nbsp Lima Peru 109 kg 165 171 172 4 207 214 217 1 389 nbsp References edit Athlete Biography IWF net Retrieved September 10 2019 Wes Kitts Team USA Team USA Archived from the original on December 1 2018 Retrieved September 10 2019 PDF listing of 2018 Group B world championship entrants in 109 kg 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 2019 Pan American Championships Results PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2019 04 28 Retrieved 2019 09 10 2019 Pan American Games Results PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2019 07 30 Retrieved 2019 09 10 PAN AMERICAN GAMES DAY 3 AS IT HAPPENED Olympic Channel Retrieved September 10 2019 OlympicTalk 2021 06 19 U S Olympic team roster Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games OlympicTalk NBC Sports Retrieved 2021 06 19 Oliver Brian 1 April 2023 US Olympic silver medallist beaten as Pan American Weightlifting Championships conclude InsideTheGames biz Retrieved 2 April 2023 External links editWesley Kitts at the International Weightlifting Federation nbsp Wesley Kitts at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wesley Kitts amp oldid 1194312780, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
