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Katherine Nye (née Katherine Vibert, born January 5, 1999) is an American weightlifter, Olympian, World Champion, Pan American champion and Junior World Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 71 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2] She is a winner of the IWF Female Lifter of the Year for 2019.
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 5, 1999 Bowlegs, Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75.9 kg (167 lb) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | –76 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Hercules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
She won a silver medal in the 69kg division at the 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships.[3][4]
In 2019, she competed at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships in the 71 kg division against fellow teammate Mattie Rogers. During the competition she set Panamerican records in the snatch and total[5] on her way to winning gold medals in all three lifts.[6] In June 2019, she competed at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships in the 71 kg category, where her total of 246 kg was a full 34 kg over the silver medalist.[7]
At the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships she competed in the 71 kg division against teammate Mattie Rogers. In the snatch portion she set a junior world record with a 112 kg lift. She completed a 136 kg clean & jerk to sweep gold medals in all lifts. She became the youngest U.S. woman to win a World championship,[8] and the second since Robin Goad in 1994.[8] With her gold medals at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships, Junior World Weightlifting Championships and World Weightlifting Championships in 2019 she was awarded the 2019 IWF Lifter of the Year with 9,105 votes.[9]
In 2021, she competed at the 2020 Olympics in the women's 76 kg event.[10] She won a silver medal in the event.[11]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 2020 |  Tokyo, Japan | 76 kg | 107 | 111 | 2 | 133 | 138 | 2 | 249 |  | ||
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| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand | 71 kg | 107 | 112 |  | 131 | 136 | | 248 | | ||
| Pan American Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Guatemala City, Guatemala | 71 kg | 104 | 107 | 110 | | 128 | 131 | 135 | | 245 | |
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| 2019 |  Lima, Peru | 76 kg | 104 | 108 | 3 | 135 | 4 | 243 |  | |||
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| 2018 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 69 kg | 96 | 100 | | 117 | 122 | 125 | | 225 | | |
| 2019 |  Suva, Fiji | 71 kg | 104 | 109 | | 128 | 133 | 137 | | 246 | | |
References
- "VIBERT Katherine Elizabeth". IWF.net. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- Start List of 2019 Pan American Champinoships
- "Women's 69kg – Standings". IWF.net. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- "Women's 69kg – Medalists". IWF.net. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- "2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- "Team USA cleaning up at 2019 Pan American Championships". TeamUSA.org. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- "Glorious victory for USA's NYE in the womens 71kg category". IWF.net. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- "Kate Nye leads U.S. one-two at weightlifting worlds". NBC Sports. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- "IWF 2019 LIFTER OF THE YEAR – AMERICAN AND GEORGIAN WINNERS". IWF.net. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- OlympicTalk (June 19, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- "Women's 76 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
External links
- Katherine Nye at the International Weightlifting Federation
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На других языках
- [en] Katherine Nye
[es] Katherine Nye
Katherine Elizabeth Nye (5 de enero de 1999) es una deportista estadounidense que compite en halterofilia.[1][ru] Най, Кэтрин
Кэтрин Элизабет Най (англ. Katherine Elizabeth Nye, урождённая Вайберт (Vibert); род. 5 января 1999 года) — американская тяжелоатлетка, серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр 2020 года, чемпионка мира 2019 года, победительница панамериканского чемпионата, призёр Панамериканских игр 2019 года. Лучшая спортсменка 2019 года по версии IWF. Установила 9 национальных рекордов и 1 мировой рекорд среди юниоров.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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