Jenny Arthur

Jenny Lyvette Arthur (born December 11, 1993) is an American weightlifter that qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Jenny Arthur
Personal information
Full nameJenny Lyvette Arthur
NationalityAmerican
Born (1993-12-11) December 11, 1993
Gainesville, United States
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight80.95 kg (178 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–81 kg
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Pattaya–81 kg

Early life

Arthur attended Chestatee High School.[1]

Youth career

In 2010, she won the youth national weightlifting championship.[2]

Senior career

Arthur qualified for the 2016 Olympics by virtue of her placement at the last two World Weightlifting Championships.[3][4]

References

  1. "Chestatee graduate Jenny Arthur named to US Olympic weightlifting team for 2016 Summer Games". Gainesvilletimes.com. January 13, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  2. "A vision becomes reality: focused Arthur clinches Olymp..." AccessWDUN.com. January 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  3. Zaccardi, Nick (January 13, 2016). "Jenny Arthur is first weightlifter to make 2016 U.S. Olympic team – OlympicTalk". Olympics.nbcsports.com. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  4. "ARTHUR Jenny Lyvette". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
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