American weightlifter (born 1987)
Caine Morgan Wilkes (born July 10, 1987) is an American weightlifter .[ 2] He is a three-time gold medalist in his event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships . He also won the silver medal on four occasions. Wilkes represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Career
Wilkes competed in the men's +105 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He competed in the men's +109 kg event in 2018 and 2019.[ 3] [ 4]
Wilkes represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[ 5] He competed in the men's +109 kg event.[ 6] [ 7] Wilkes lifted 173 kg in the Snatch and 217 kg in the Clean & Jerk for a total of 390 kg.[ 8] He finished in 9th place.[ 8]
He finished in 4th place in the men's +109 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[ 9] [ 10] He won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg Clean & Jerk event.[ 10]
Wilkes won the silver medal in his event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.[ 11] In the same year, he competed in the men's +109 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[ 12]
Achievements
References
^ Balouris, Marielena. (June 25, 2021). Chesapeake native and ODU alum heading to Tokyo as part of USA Weightlifting . wavy.com . Retrieved December 27, 2023.
^ "Caine Wilkes" . Team USA . Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2021 .
^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF) . International Weightlifting Federation . Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2021 .
^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF) . International Weightlifting Federation . Archived (PDF) from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021 .
^ OlympicTalk (June 19, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games" . OlympicTalk | NBC Sports . Retrieved June 19, 2021 .
^ Gutman, Andrew (May 19, 2021). "USA Weightlifting Announces 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Roster" . Barbend . Retrieved July 18, 2021 .
^ "Men's +109 kg Results" (PDF) . 2020 Summer Olympics . Archived (PDF) from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021 .
^ a b Fowler, Scott (August 4, 2021). "Charlotte's Caine Wilkes just competed in Olympic weightlifting. Here's how he did" . The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved August 12, 2021 .
^ Iveson, Ali (July 29, 2022). "Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships" . InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved July 30, 2022 .
^ a b "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF) . Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022 .
^ Oliver, Brian (April 1, 2023). "US Olympic silver medallist beaten as Pan American Weightlifting Championships conclude" . InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
^ "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF) . International Weightlifting Federation . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023 .
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