Wesley Kitts

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Wesley Brian Kitts
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1990-05-22) May 22, 1990 (age 33)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Weight108.45 kg (239 lb)
Sport
Country United States of America
SportWeightlifting
Event109 kg
Coached byDavid Spitz[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 177 kg (2021)
  • Clean & jerk: 223 kg (2019)
  • Total: 399 kg (2019)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima –109 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Santo Domingo –105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guatemala City –109 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bariloche –109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Miami –105 kg

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]

Career[edit]

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[edit]

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 kg 173 177 177 9 213 213 220 8 390 8
World Championships
2017 United States Anaheim, United States 105 kg 165 172 176 11 202 203 210 10 386 10
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 109 kg 168 174 174 18 208 215 222 5 390 12
2022 Colombia Bogota, Colombia 102 kg 164 165 170 11 202 207 209 7 379 8
Pan American Championships
2016 Colombia Cartagena, Colombia 105 kg 152 152 165 5 188 201 208 7 353 4
2017 United States Miami, United States 105 kg 162 170 175 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 200 208 209 5 375 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 105 kg 165 172 181 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 202 211 212 1st place, gold medalist(s) 384 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala 109 kg 165 172 176 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 207 214 223 1st place, gold medalist(s) 399 1st 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
2019 Peru Lima, Peru 109 kg 165 171 172 4 207 214 217 1 389 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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