Wesley Kitts

Wesley Brian Kitts (also known as Wes Kitts)[2] (born 22 May 1990) is an American weightlifter, two time Pan American Champion and Pan American Games Champion competing in the 105 kg category until 2018 and 109 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

Wesley Brian Kitts
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1990-05-22) May 22, 1990
Knoxville, Tennessee
Weight108.45 kg (239 lb)
Sport
Country United States of America
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)109 kg
Coached byDavid Spitz[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 177 kg (2021)
  • Clean & jerk: 223 kg (2019)
  • Total: 399 kg (2019)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima–109 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Santo Domingo–105 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Guatemala City–109 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Bariloche–109 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Miami–105 kg

Career

In 2018 he competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the 109 kg division finishing 10th overall.[4]

In 2019 he competed at the 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in the 109 kg division winning a silver medal in the snatch and gold medals in the clean & jerk, his total of 399 kg was 17 kg more than the silver medalist,[5] and a new Pan American record. On July 30 he competed in the 109 kg division at the Pan American Games. After the snatch portion he was in fourth place, a total of 18 kg behind Jorge Arroyo, he was able to complete his third lift of 217 kg in the clean & jerk to win the gold medal by 1 kg.[6][7]

He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.[9]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2020 (held in 2021)Japan Tokyo, Japan 109 kg173177177921321322083908
World Championships
2017United States Anaheim, United States105 kg165172176112022032101038610
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan109 kg16817417418208215222539012
2022Colombia Bogota, Colombia102 kg1641651701120220720973798
Pan American Championships
2016Colombia Cartagena, Colombia105 kg152152165518820120873534
2017United States Miami, United States105 kg1621701752nd place, silver medalist(s)20020820953752nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic105 kg1651721812nd place, silver medalist(s)2022112121st place, gold medalist(s)3841st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala109 kg1651721762nd place, silver medalist(s)2072142231st place, gold medalist(s)3991st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Argentina Bariloche, Argentina 109 kg 155 160 165 1st place, gold medalist(s) 190 200 - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 365 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Games
2019Peru Lima, Peru109 kg165171172420721421713891st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. "Athlete Biography". IWF.net. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. "Wes Kitts Team USA". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. PDF listing of 2018 Group B world championship entrants in 109 kg
  4. "Kitts hits personal bests at the 2018 IWF World Weightlifting Championships". Team USA. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  5. "2019 Pan American Championships Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  6. "2019 Pan American Games Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  7. "PAN AMERICAN GAMES DAY 3 - AS IT HAPPENED". Olympic Channel. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  8. OlympicTalk (2021-06-19). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  9. Oliver, Brian (1 April 2023). "US Olympic silver medallist beaten as Pan American Weightlifting Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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