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Mike Graber

About Mike Graber

Mike Graber is a 2011 US National Champion and multiple time national medalist in Olympic Weightlifting. When he's not attending a sporting event he usually can be found making spreadsheets in Corporate America. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @mlgraber56k.

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Competition Results

  • International Weightlifting Returns with 2020 Online Pan Am Cup
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 8 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 7 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 3 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 2 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 1 Recap
  • Talakhadze and Kashirina Set Records on Final Day of European Weightlifting Championships
  • Team USA Sweeps Weightlifting Team Titles At Youth World Championships
  • Thailand’s Ability to Host 2019 IWF World Championships In Question After Positive Tests

Featured

  • Mona Pretorius on South African Weightlifting, CrossFit, and Sports Psychology
  • Harrison Maurus Sets World Record and Wins 2017 Youth World Championship!
  • Dave Spitz: California Strength’s Backbone for a Decade and Counting

News

  • International Weightlifting Returns with 2020 Online Pan Am Cup
  • Zygmunt Smalcerz Is the New Head Coach of Norway Weightlifting
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 8 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 7 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 3 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 2 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 1 Recap
  • The Ultimate 2019 IWF World Championships Preview
  • Talakhadze and Kashirina Set Records on Final Day of European Weightlifting Championships
  • Team USA Sweeps Weightlifting Team Titles At Youth World Championships
  • Rogue Fitness Earns Official Status with International Weightlifting Federation
  • Thailand’s Ability to Host 2019 IWF World Championships In Question After Positive Tests
  • Olympic Champion Yurik Vardanian Passes Away At Age 62
  • Ilya Ilyin Withdraws from 2018 Weightlifting World Championships
  • Ilya Ilyin Wins 2018 Kazakhstan National Weightlifting Championships
  • Canadian Weightlifter and Olympian Bob Santavy Passes Away At Age 70
  • Canadian Weightlifting National Championships: Who and How to Watch
  • Ilya Ilyin Eligible to Compete in 2018
  • Robles and Wilkes Lead the Way on Day 3 of USA Weightlifting National Championships
  • Mattie Rogers Sets New Record, Dominates USA Weightlifting National Championships
  • Rogers, Burns, and Tatum Highlight Day 2 of USA Weightlifting National Championships
  • Not Competing at Nationals? Try Fantasy Weightlifting
  • The 2017 USA Weightlifting National Championships Ultimate Preview
  • Reichardt and Delacruz Win Medals at Junior Pan American Weightlifting Championships
  • The Sickest Angles: An Interview with Steve Galvan, the IWF’s Official Photographer
  • International Weightlifting Federation Announces Candidates for Executive Board Elections
  • Weightlifting Takes Center Stage As IOC Hosts Women In Leadership Forum
  • American-Russian Weightlifting Relations Strengthened in Lead Up to Anaheim
  • Mattie Sasser: The Olympian Weightlifting Fans Need to Know
  • European Weightlifting Championships Start List and Preview
  • The Ultimate Preview of the 2017 USA Weightlifting Junior National Championships
  • International Weightlifting Federation Releases 2016 Executive Board Minutes
  • USA Weightlifting, USOC Release Statements on President’s Immigration Order
  • Boady Santavy Re-Writes Canadian and Commonwealth Weightlifting Records
  • Canadian Junior National Championships to Feature Top Weightlifters
  • USA’s Cheryl Haworth Awarded Youth World Record
  • Wes Kitts Sets New American Record Snatch in 105kg Class
  • Records Fall: 2016 American Open Championship Day 2 Results
  • Big Lifts in Orlando: 2016 American Open Day 1 Results
  • Antonio Urso Announces Candidacy for IWF Presidency
  • Weightlifter Profiles: Nikolay Varbanov of Canada, 69kg
  • The Ultimate Preview of the 2016 American Open (All Weight Classes)
  • USA Men and Women Finish 2nd Overall at University Worlds
  • Cooper and Tatum Add to American Medal Count at University Worlds
  • USA’s Kerri Keegan and Caitlin Hogan Medal at World University Championships
  • Hayley Reichardt Wins First Medal for USA Weightlifting at Youth Worlds
  • Athletes to Watch at the 2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships
  • Houston IWF World Championships Wins Prestigious SportsTravel Award
  • IWF Approves 8th Women’s Weight Class, Eliminates Bodyweight Tiebreaker from Competition
  • Weightlifter Profiles: Junior American Record Holder Megan Seegert (48kg)
  • How to Watch Powerlifting at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games
  • Here Are the 2017 Canadian Weightlifting National Championships Qualifying Totals
  • Pascal Plamondon Breaks Canadian Weightlifting Records at Rio Olympics
  • Norik Vardanian Talks Seminars, Training, and Being an Olympic Power Couple
  • The Final Olympic Weightlifting Start List Is Published. Here’s Who to Watch
  • Current Pan American Championships Men’s Standings and Qualification Points
  • Sarah Robles On Bombing Out, Staying Focused, and Preparing for Her 2nd Olympics
  • How USA Weightlifting’s Men Can Qualify for the Olympics: An Explainer
  • Breaking Down Women’s Olympic Trials: Three Lifters Qualified, But Could That Change?
  • USA Weightlifting Nationals Day 1 Recap (and Derrick Johnson’s Double Bodyweight Snatch)
  • Weightlifter Profiles: U.S.A.’s Jenny Arthur (75 kg)
  • At the Asian Weightlifting Championships, Host Uzbekistan Poised for Greatness

Op-Ed

  • 2018 Weightlifting World Championships Preview: What You Need to Know
  • The Ultimate Preview to the 2018 USA Weightlifting National Championships
  • What’s Driving Nike’s Resurgence in Olympic Weightlifting?
  • Pyrros Dimas Documentary Gives Rare Insight Into a Living Legend
  • How One Coach Is Using Strength Sports to Fight Childhood Cancer
  • How Olympic Weightlifting Announcer Richard Mason Got the Best Seat in the House
  • Shahin Nasirinia: The Best Weightlifting Coach in America You’ve Never Heard Of (Until Now)
  • Brooklyn Barbell Is Teaching Life Lessons Through Olympic Weightlifting
  • Who Will Win in Rio? Medal Predictions for Every Weightlifting Class
  • Olympic Weightlifting Entry List Released, But Who Will Win in Rio?
  • USA Weightlifting Officials Are Finally Getting Paid, & It’s a Huge Step for the Sport in America
  • Over 700 Youth Lifters Competed in Austin. Here’s What that Means for USA Weightlifting
  • The Farce of Drug Retesting in Olympic Weightlifting
  • The Real Olympic Trials: Which US Man Will Earn a Spot at Pan Ams?
  • My Week with Uzbekistan’s National Weightlifting Team: Travel, T-shirts, and Plov
  • USA Weightlifting Made a Big Leadership Change No One Is Talking About
  • The Pan American Championships Just Moved. Turns Out That’s Pretty Common
  • Which Men Will Represent USA Weightlifting at the Rio Olympics?
  • Which Women Will Represent USA Weightlifting at the Rio Olympics?
  • It’s Only April. Why Are American Weightlifters Going to Brazil?
  • What the Arnold Championships Mean to American Weightlifting

Powerlifting

  • How to Watch Powerlifting at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games

Powerlifting News

  • How to Watch Powerlifting at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games

Top Athletes

  • International Weightlifting Returns with 2020 Online Pan Am Cup
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 1 Recap
  • The Ultimate 2019 IWF World Championships Preview
  • Talakhadze and Kashirina Set Records on Final Day of European Weightlifting Championships
  • Team USA Sweeps Weightlifting Team Titles At Youth World Championships
  • Thailand’s Ability to Host 2019 IWF World Championships In Question After Positive Tests
  • Olympic Champion Yurik Vardanian Passes Away At Age 62

Weightlifting

  • International Weightlifting Returns with 2020 Online Pan Am Cup
  • Zygmunt Smalcerz Is the New Head Coach of Norway Weightlifting
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 8 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 7 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 3 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 2 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 1 Recap
  • The Ultimate 2019 IWF World Championships Preview
  • Talakhadze and Kashirina Set Records on Final Day of European Weightlifting Championships
  • Team USA Sweeps Weightlifting Team Titles At Youth World Championships
  • Thailand’s Ability to Host 2019 IWF World Championships In Question After Positive Tests
  • Olympic Champion Yurik Vardanian Passes Away At Age 62
  • Ilya Ilyin Withdraws from 2018 Weightlifting World Championships
  • Ilya Ilyin Wins 2018 Kazakhstan National Weightlifting Championships
  • Canadian Weightlifter and Olympian Bob Santavy Passes Away At Age 70
  • Canadian Weightlifting National Championships: Who and How to Watch
  • Ilya Ilyin Eligible to Compete in 2018
  • Robles and Wilkes Lead the Way on Day 3 of USA Weightlifting National Championships
  • Mattie Rogers Sets New Record, Dominates USA Weightlifting National Championships
  • Rogers, Burns, and Tatum Highlight Day 2 of USA Weightlifting National Championships
  • Not Competing at Nationals? Try Fantasy Weightlifting
  • The 2017 USA Weightlifting National Championships Ultimate Preview
  • Reichardt and Delacruz Win Medals at Junior Pan American Weightlifting Championships
  • The Sickest Angles: An Interview with Steve Galvan, the IWF’s Official Photographer
  • International Weightlifting Federation Announces Candidates for Executive Board Elections
  • Weightlifting Takes Center Stage As IOC Hosts Women In Leadership Forum
  • American-Russian Weightlifting Relations Strengthened in Lead Up to Anaheim
  • Mattie Sasser: The Olympian Weightlifting Fans Need to Know
  • European Weightlifting Championships Start List and Preview
  • The Ultimate Preview of the 2017 USA Weightlifting Junior National Championships
  • International Weightlifting Federation Releases 2016 Executive Board Minutes
  • USA Weightlifting, USOC Release Statements on President’s Immigration Order
  • Boady Santavy Re-Writes Canadian and Commonwealth Weightlifting Records
  • Canadian Junior National Championships to Feature Top Weightlifters
  • USA’s Cheryl Haworth Awarded Youth World Record
  • Wes Kitts Sets New American Record Snatch in 105kg Class
  • Records Fall: 2016 American Open Championship Day 2 Results
  • Big Lifts in Orlando: 2016 American Open Day 1 Results
  • Antonio Urso Announces Candidacy for IWF Presidency
  • Weightlifter Profiles: Nikolay Varbanov of Canada, 69kg
  • The Ultimate Preview of the 2016 American Open (All Weight Classes)
  • USA Men and Women Finish 2nd Overall at University Worlds
  • Cooper and Tatum Add to American Medal Count at University Worlds
  • USA’s Kerri Keegan and Caitlin Hogan Medal at World University Championships
  • Hayley Reichardt Wins First Medal for USA Weightlifting at Youth Worlds
  • Athletes to Watch at the 2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships
  • Houston IWF World Championships Wins Prestigious SportsTravel Award
  • IWF Approves 8th Women’s Weight Class, Eliminates Bodyweight Tiebreaker from Competition
  • Weightlifter Profiles: Junior American Record Holder Megan Seegert (48kg)
  • Here Are the 2017 Canadian Weightlifting National Championships Qualifying Totals
  • Pascal Plamondon Breaks Canadian Weightlifting Records at Rio Olympics
  • Norik Vardanian Talks Seminars, Training, and Being an Olympic Power Couple
  • The Final Olympic Weightlifting Start List Is Published. Here’s Who to Watch
  • Current Pan American Championships Men’s Standings and Qualification Points
  • Sarah Robles On Bombing Out, Staying Focused, and Preparing for Her 2nd Olympics
  • How USA Weightlifting’s Men Can Qualify for the Olympics: An Explainer
  • Breaking Down Women’s Olympic Trials: Three Lifters Qualified, But Could That Change?
  • USA Weightlifting Nationals Day 1 Recap (and Derrick Johnson’s Double Bodyweight Snatch)
  • Weightlifter Profiles: U.S.A.’s Jenny Arthur (75 kg)
  • At the Asian Weightlifting Championships, Host Uzbekistan Poised for Greatness

Weightlifting News

  • International Weightlifting Returns with 2020 Online Pan Am Cup
  • Zygmunt Smalcerz Is the New Head Coach of Norway Weightlifting
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 8 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 7 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 3 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 2 Recap
  • 2019 IWF World Championships Day 1 Recap
  • The Ultimate 2019 IWF World Championships Preview
  • Talakhadze and Kashirina Set Records on Final Day of European Weightlifting Championships
  • Team USA Sweeps Weightlifting Team Titles At Youth World Championships
  • Thailand’s Ability to Host 2019 IWF World Championships In Question After Positive Tests
  • Olympic Champion Yurik Vardanian Passes Away At Age 62
  • Ilya Ilyin Withdraws from 2018 Weightlifting World Championships
  • Ilya Ilyin Wins 2018 Kazakhstan National Weightlifting Championships
  • Canadian Weightlifter and Olympian Bob Santavy Passes Away At Age 70
  • Canadian Weightlifting National Championships: Who and How to Watch
  • Ilya Ilyin Eligible to Compete in 2018
  • Robles and Wilkes Lead the Way on Day 3 of USA Weightlifting National Championships
  • Mattie Rogers Sets New Record, Dominates USA Weightlifting National Championships
  • Rogers, Burns, and Tatum Highlight Day 2 of USA Weightlifting National Championships
  • Not Competing at Nationals? Try Fantasy Weightlifting
  • The 2017 USA Weightlifting National Championships Ultimate Preview
  • Reichardt and Delacruz Win Medals at Junior Pan American Weightlifting Championships
  • The Sickest Angles: An Interview with Steve Galvan, the IWF’s Official Photographer
  • International Weightlifting Federation Announces Candidates for Executive Board Elections
  • Weightlifting Takes Center Stage As IOC Hosts Women In Leadership Forum
  • American-Russian Weightlifting Relations Strengthened in Lead Up to Anaheim
  • Mattie Sasser: The Olympian Weightlifting Fans Need to Know
  • European Weightlifting Championships Start List and Preview
  • The Ultimate Preview of the 2017 USA Weightlifting Junior National Championships
  • International Weightlifting Federation Releases 2016 Executive Board Minutes
  • USA Weightlifting, USOC Release Statements on President’s Immigration Order
  • Boady Santavy Re-Writes Canadian and Commonwealth Weightlifting Records
  • Canadian Junior National Championships to Feature Top Weightlifters
  • USA’s Cheryl Haworth Awarded Youth World Record
  • Wes Kitts Sets New American Record Snatch in 105kg Class
  • Records Fall: 2016 American Open Championship Day 2 Results
  • Big Lifts in Orlando: 2016 American Open Day 1 Results
  • Antonio Urso Announces Candidacy for IWF Presidency
  • Weightlifter Profiles: Nikolay Varbanov of Canada, 69kg
  • The Ultimate Preview of the 2016 American Open (All Weight Classes)
  • USA Men and Women Finish 2nd Overall at University Worlds
  • Cooper and Tatum Add to American Medal Count at University Worlds
  • USA’s Kerri Keegan and Caitlin Hogan Medal at World University Championships
  • Hayley Reichardt Wins First Medal for USA Weightlifting at Youth Worlds
  • Athletes to Watch at the 2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships
  • Houston IWF World Championships Wins Prestigious SportsTravel Award
  • IWF Approves 8th Women’s Weight Class, Eliminates Bodyweight Tiebreaker from Competition
  • Weightlifter Profiles: Junior American Record Holder Megan Seegert (48kg)
  • Here Are the 2017 Canadian Weightlifting National Championships Qualifying Totals
  • Pascal Plamondon Breaks Canadian Weightlifting Records at Rio Olympics
  • Norik Vardanian Talks Seminars, Training, and Being an Olympic Power Couple
  • The Final Olympic Weightlifting Start List Is Published. Here’s Who to Watch
  • Current Pan American Championships Men’s Standings and Qualification Points
  • Sarah Robles On Bombing Out, Staying Focused, and Preparing for Her 2nd Olympics
  • How USA Weightlifting’s Men Can Qualify for the Olympics: An Explainer
  • Breaking Down Women’s Olympic Trials: Three Lifters Qualified, But Could That Change?
  • USA Weightlifting Nationals Day 1 Recap (and Derrick Johnson’s Double Bodyweight Snatch)
  • Weightlifter Profiles: U.S.A.’s Jenny Arthur (75 kg)
  • At the Asian Weightlifting Championships, Host Uzbekistan Poised for Greatness

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