Records and a world record. In the 71kg weight class nye was battling it out with usa teammate mattie rogers for the win. Katherine nye weight class. Nye 21 already made history as the youngest us. Kate nye a 20 year old who spent more than half her life doing gymnastics is now a world champion in weightlifting three years after dropping crossfit to focus on the sport. Oh and she only started weightlifting three years ago.
Nye won the 71kg. Rogers somehow managed to still earn silver with food poisoning. Im competing as a benchmark and to track my overall progress. Katherine nye cant be stopped. Katherine nye née katherine vibert born january 5 1999 is an american weightlifter world champion pan american champion and junior world champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 71 kg starting in 2018 after the international weightlifting federation reorganized the categories. Womens world champion at age 20she also holds multiple us.
This year is my first open and my goal is to not die and go my best without giving up. Oakland university team. Weightlifter katherine kate nye was the latest athlete to take on an ama for the series. She is a winner of the iwf female lifter of the year for 2019.