U.S. Olympic Athletes

Sarah Robles

 

Name: Sarah Elizabeth Robles

Weight Class:   75+

Height: 5'10.5

Birth date:  08-01-1988

Hometown: Desert Hot Springs/ San Jacinto, Ca

USA Weightlifting Club:  Team Arizona

Coaches: Rich McClure, Joe Micela, Andy Tysz

College Attending or Graduate of:  Northern Michigan University

When did you begin weightlifting?  January 2008

How did you get involved?  Rich McClure was my throws coach at San Jacinto High School and he had me use the Olympic lifts as a way to improve my throwing. Rich had me compete in a couple of local meets in ‘04/'05, and I fell in love with it.

Goals:  Life: Become a coach, and get married and have kids.

Weightlifting: Make the 2012 Olympic team, be the best lifter I can be, help guide and inspire future athletes.

Best Competition Snatch: 96

Date: 3-20-09

Best Competition Clean & Jerk: 126

Date: 3-2-09

Best Competition Total: 222

Date: 3-20-09

Favorite Competition Lift: Clean and Jerk!!!

Favorite Training Lift: Jerks!!

Best Squat: 182


Best Front Squat:  151

Best Power Snatch Single:  93

Power Clean Single:  112

American Records Held: none yet


Most Influential person(s) in your sporting career: Rich McClure

National Championships Won:  none yet

International Competition Best:  2nd place at the Jr. World Championships

Hobbies/Interests outside of weightlifting: Church, making jewelry, reading, talking.

Favorite Book(s): The Scriptures, Dracula, Frankenstein, Letters From a Nut

Favorite TV Show: Spongebob Squarepants

Favorite Music Genre: Oldies

Favorite Food: Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich

Most People Don't know that...(complete the sentence): I've never caught a fish.