U.S. Olympic Athletes

Hilary Katzenmeier

Weight Category: 58kg     
Height: 4'11''
USA Weightlifting Club: East Coast Gold
Coaches: Leo Totten
College Attending or Graduate of: Pikes Peak Community College
When did you begin weightlifting?  In 2004
How did you get involved? I started powerlifting in high school and was found by an Olympic lifting coach living in Salina. I started competing and liked it so stuck with it.
Goals: To be great

World Championship Teams: 2009

Recent Competition Results:

2009:

  • Silver - USA Weightlifting National Championships
  • Seventh - Pan American Championships

2008:

  • Gold - USA Weightlifting Junior National Championships
  • Bronze - USA Weightlifting Senior National Championships
  • Bronze - World University Championships
  • 11th - Junior World Championships

2007:

  • Gold - USA Weightlifting Senior National Championships
  • Gold - USA Weightlifting Junior National Championships
  • Fifth - University Weightlifting World Cup

2006:

  • Sixth - USA Weightlifting Senior National Championships

2005:

  • Fifth - USA Weightlifting Junior National Championships

Best Competition Snatch: 76
Date: March 9, 2007

Best Competition Clean & Jerk: 88

Date: March 9, 2007

Best Competition Total: 164

Date: March 9, 207

Favorite Competition Lift: Snatch

Favorite Training Lift: anything but power cleans

Best Squat: 140           

Best Front Squat: 115

Best Power Snatch Single: 67

Power Clean Single: 72

American Records Held: n/a

Most Influential person(s) in your sporting career: My father. He's a great coach.

National Championships Won: National Junior Championships

International Competition Best: Event: Louis Cyr   1st place

Hobbies/Interests outside of weightlifting: Singing, acting and watching cartoons
 
Favorite Book(s): Menus

Favorite TV Show: South Park, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Ellen.

Favorite Music Genre: I don't hate

Favorite Food: My step dad's lasagna, my dad's spaghetti, peppermint ice cream

Most People Don't know that: I'm a vampire...they call us "daywalkers".  I have 4 little brothers.