To cap off an historic decade for USA Weightlifting, they’ve asked for fans and athletes to vote on their favorite moments in competition from the last ten years.
Over the weekend, USA Weightlifting shared an Instagram post that highlights eight major performances between the years of 2010 and 2020, and then asked fans to vote on their favorite ones. The competition starts today and USA Weightlifting said that they plan to share the matchups below in their Instagram stories to let fans vote on their favorite moments.
By making the voting a public endeavor, fans now get full control over which moments deserve to make it to the final rounds. Check out all of the matchups below. In your opinion, what’s your favorite moment below? Share in the comments!
USA Weightlifting Dominate the Decade Matchups
Matchup 1
Wes Kitts 2019 | PAG Gold Medal Clean & Jerk
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1wmwJLBZS0/
vs.
Caine Wilks 2015 | First Clean & Jerk over 500 lbs since Shane Hammond
Matchup 2
Katherine Nye 2019 | Junior World Record Snatch
vs.
Mattie Rogers and Katherine Nye 2019 | World Weightlifting Championships Double Podium
Matchup 3
Sarah Robles 2016 | Rio Olympic Games Bronze Medal
vs.
Jared Fleming 2015 | 170kg Snatch at Nationals
https://www.instagram.com/p/7531LQqzLt/
Matchup 4
Holly Mangold 2012 | Qualifies for Olympic Games in hometown
vs.
Ian Wilson 2012 | 192k Clean & Jerk at Nationals
Roundup 5
Alyssa Ritchey 2019 | Pan American Record Clean & Jerk
vs.
Mattie Sasser 2019 | Heaviest USAW athlete to Clean & Jerk double bodyweight
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw-RltUguNK/
Matchup 6
Morghan King 2016 | Clean & Jerk to quality for Olympic Games
https://youtu.be/-kaZQGS73oM
vs.
Mattie Rogers 2016 | 3x American Records at Olympic trials
https://youtu.be/BG2-XRDIpqo
Matchup 7
CJ Cummings 2016 | 185k Youth World Record Clean & Jerk
vs.
Harrison Maurus 2017 | 193kg Youth World Record Clean & Jerk at 2017 WWC
Matchup 8
Kendrick Farris 2013 | 211kg Clean & Jerk in -94kg weight class
vs.
Hailey Reichardt 2018 | Youngest USAW woman to Clean & Jerk double bodyweight
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Feature image from @usa_weightlifting Instagram page.