Hampton Morris

Hampton Miller Morris (born February 17, 2004)[1] is an American weightlifter. He is a three-time gold medalist in the men's 61 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships (2021, 2022 and 2023).

Hampton Morris
Personal information
Full nameHampton Miller Morris
Born (2004-02-17) February 17, 2004
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWeightlifting
Weight class61 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guayaquil 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bogotá 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bariloche 61 kg
Junior Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Cali 61 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Heraklion 61 kg
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Jeddah 61 kg

Career

Morris won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[2][3] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Colombia.[4][5] Morris was also one of the flagbearers for the United States during the opening ceremony.[4]

Morris won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Heraklion, Greece.[6][7] Lifting 160 kg in the Clean & Jerk also was a junior world record.[7]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[8][9] Morris also set a new junior world record of 162 kg in the Clean & Jerk.[9] He improved this record to 163 kg at the 2022 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships held in Lima, Peru.[10]

Morris competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.[11] He also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events.

On Sept 6, 2023, Morris won the gold medal in the clean and jerk at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships men's 61 kg, becoming the first American to win a gold medal at a World Championship since 1972.[12]

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia61 kg11811812416157163164927515
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia61 kg123123123—1631681681st place, gold medalist(s)——
Pan American Championships
2021Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador61 kg1121161173rd place, bronze medalist(s)1481511571st place, gold medalist(s)2681st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia61 kg11711712251531581621st place, gold medalist(s)2791st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Argentina Bariloche, Argentina61 kg1201231261st place, gold medalist(s)1581581641st place, gold medalist(s)2811st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. "Weightlifting Start List" (PDF). 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  2. Oliver, Brian (November 8, 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  3. "Colombia y Estados Unidos, en varones, se adelantan en el medallero del Panamericano de halterofilia". El Universo (in Spanish). November 4, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  4. "U.S. Weightlifters Win 7 Of 10 Possible Medals At Inaugural Junior Pan American Games". Team USA. November 29, 2021. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  5. "Men's 61 kg Results" (PDF). 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  6. Oliver, Brian (May 3, 2022). "Sensational comeback by American weightlifter Morris and landmark gold for Belgium at Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  7. "2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  8. "Junior world record and three golds for US at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  9. "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.
  10. Oliver, Brian (October 21, 2022). "Another record for American teenager Morris at landmark weightlifting event". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  11. Oliver, Brian (March 27, 2023). "Canadian Emily Ibanez Guerrero is weightlifting's youngest ever medallist". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  12. |https://barbend.com/hampton-morris-wins-gold-medal-2023-world-weightlifting-championships/|
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