Caine Wilkes
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| Born | July 10, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caine Wilkes (born July 10, 1987) is an American weightlifter.[1] He is a three-time gold medalist in his event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. He also won the silver medal on three occasions.
He competed in the men's +105 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He competed in the men's +109 kg event in 2018 and 2019.[2][3]
He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] He competed in the men's +109 kg event.[5][6] He lifted 173 kg in the Snatch and 217 kg in the Clean & Jerk for a total of 390 kg.[7] He finished in 9th place.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Caine Wilkes". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ OlympicTalk (June 19, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ Gutman, Andrew (May 19, 2021). "USA Weightlifting Announces 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Roster". Barbend. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- ^ "Men's +109 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Fowler, Scott (August 4, 2021). "Charlotte's Caine Wilkes just competed in Olympic weightlifting. Here's how he did". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
External links[]
- Caine Wilkes at IWF
- Caine Wilkes at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Caine Wilkes at Olympedia
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