Blown Away By The AO And Honored To Be Your New Chair

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 American Open

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

American Open Comes to Cincinnati This Weekend

More than 250 athletes will compete in the American Open Weightlifting Championships in Cincinnati this weekend. Read More

Erin Wallace and Chad Vaughn Place in the Top-20 at Senior World Championships

Competing in her first Senior World Championships, Erin Wallace / Louisiana State University Shreveport) placed 18th on Thursday in Antalya, Turkey Read More

Eight U.S. Athletes Qualify for B Sessions at Worlds, Competition Begins on Friday

Eight members of the 15-athlete U.S. Team will be lifting in the B sessions of the Senior World Championships in Antalya, Turkey with competition beginning on Friday. Read More

Athletes Arrive in Turkey for 2010 World Championships

The first wave of athletes competing in the World Championships beginning on Thursday arrived on Monday in Antalya, Turkey. Read More

Senior Nationals Heavyweight Results

Two years narrowly missing qualification for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, Casey Burgener returned to competition at the USA Weightlifting Senior National Championships on Sunday in Peoria, Ill. Read More

Kendrick Farris Wins Gold, Breaks American Record

Kendrick Farris won his first Pan American title and set a new American Record in the clean and jerk at the Pan Am Championships on Saturday in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Read More

USA Weightlifting to Fully Fund 2010 Pan American Championships Team

USA Weightlifting is pleased to announce that all members of the U.S. Team that will compete at the Pan American Championships, May 23-31 in Guatemala City, Guatemala will be fully funded by USAW. Read More

Final Pan Am Qualifying Meet to be Held at Arnold Championships in Columbus on Saturday

Twenty-six athletes will be vying for berths on the 2010 Pan American Championships Team during the final qualifying meet at the Arnold Championships at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday. Read More

KeepOurTanker.com American Open Day 2 Results

Sometimes it takes time away from something you love to realize what it means to you. Or so it seemed for two-time Olympian Chad Vaughn (Florence, Texas) who spent more than a year away from major competition after the Beijing Olympic Games. Read More

Criollo Cup Team Brings Home Medals, PRs, National Collegiate Records

Ten U.S. collegiate athletes came home with medals after the XXIV Criollo Cup concluded on Oct. 25 in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Read More