Chioma Amaechi News

Donny Shankle Wins Pan American Games Bronze
USA Weightlifting October 28, 2011
Competing at his first Pan American Games, 29-year-old Donny Shankle won bronze in the 105kg division on Thursday as he closed out the Pan Am Games for the USA Weightlifting Team with the third medal win of the Games for the U.S. squad. read more
Team USA Named for Senior World Championships
USA Weightlifting October 23, 2011
Fifteen U.S. athletes have been named to the team that will compete at the 2011 Senior World Championships and will compete in Paris from Nov. 5 – 13. read more
Heavyweight Titles Awarded on Final Day of…
USA Weightlifting July 18, 2011
Competition concluded on Sunday at the National Weightlifting Championships with gold medals awarded in the men’s and women’s heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions at the Mid-America Center. read more
Jared Fleming and Ian Wilson Close Out Junior…
USA Weightlifting July 11, 2011
Four more American Records fell this week as Jared Fleming and Ian Wilson set new marks in the 94kg division at the Junior World Championships. read more
Junior World Championships Begins on Thursday in…
USA Weightlifting June 29, 2011
Fifteen U.S. athletes will compete in at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Penang, Malaysia beginning on Thursday and continuing through July 7. read more
National Junior Weightlifting Championships Come…
USA Weightlifting February 18, 2011
Nearly 150 athletes will compete at the National Junior Weightlifting Championships this weekend in Houston. read more
Blown Away By The AO And Honored To Be Your New…
USA Weightlifting January 11, 2011
I went to the American Open feeling hopeful and came back so excited that I had to write about it. To me, the weekend of the AO marked a new dawn for U.S. weightlifting. Let me tell you why! read more
Wallace, Schluender, Walters and Reis Win Gold at…
USA Weightlifting December 13, 2010
As the last session of the American Open Weightlifting Championships began on Sunday, the event announcer said that people love watching big men lift even bigger weights. read more
USAW Athletes Make a Splash at Summer Bash
USA Weightlifting July 13, 2010
On Saturday, three USA Weightlifting athletes joined four other Olympic hopefuls who are currently living at the U.S. Olympic Training Center to volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House of Southern Colorado. read more
Wyatt, Fleming and Amaechi Place in the Top-Nine…
USA Weightlifting June 19, 2010
Team USA had three top-nine finishers on Saturday at the Junior World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. read more