Olivia Reeves

Olivia Lynn Reeves (born April 19, 2003)[1] is an American weightlifter. She won the bronze medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2] She won the gold medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3][4]

Olivia Reeves
Personal information
Full nameOlivia Lynn Reeves
Born (2003-04-19) April 19, 2003
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWeightlifting
Weight class71 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Riyadh71 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 81 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bariloche 71 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 71 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Heraklion 71 kg
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali–Valle 76 kg
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Las Vegas 71 kg

Career

Reeves won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali and Valle, Colombia. She won the silver medal in the Snatch event in the women's 71 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5]

Reeves won the bronze medal in the women's 71 kg Clean & Jerk event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[1][6]

In 2023, she won the bronze medal in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.[7] Reeves also won bronze in the Snatch and gold in the Clean & Jerk. In the same year, she won the bronze medal in the women's 71 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2][8] She also set new junior world records in the Clean & Jerk and Total.[2]

In October 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's 81 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[9]

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan71 kg1011041062nd place, silver medalist(s)12712713062314
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia71 kg10310310691321361393rd place, bronze medalist(s)2455
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 71 kg 105 108 111 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 133 138 142 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 253 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2023Argentina Bariloche, Argentina71 kg1041071083rd place, bronze medalist(s)1341381391st place, gold medalist(s)2473rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References
  1. "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. Oliver, Brian (May 27, 2021). "American teenager Reeves takes weightlifting world title to keep run going". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  4. "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  5. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  6. Oliver, Brian (December 12, 2022). "Toma world record and landmark gold for Bahrain at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  7. Oliver, Brian (March 30, 2023). "Record-breaking win for US CrossFitter Nicholson after taking "a weightlifting track"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  8. Oliver, Brian (September 13, 2023). "World records for China's Liao and American junior Reeves at IWF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  9. "Weightlifting Medalists" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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