Morghan King
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 8, 1985 |
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | Women's 48 kg |
Morghan King is an American weightlifter who competed at the 2016 Olympics.
2013 season[edit]
At the 2013 World Weightlifting Championships she finished 11th.[1]
2014 season[edit]
At the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships she finished 10th.[1] She also finished 4th at the 2014 Pan American Championships.[2]
2015 season[edit]
King finished 4th at the 2015 Pan American Games.[1] She also finished 23rd at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.[2]
2016 season[edit]
With a lift of 100 kg in the clean & jerk, over twice her body weight of 48 kg, King qualified for the 2016 Olympics.[3] At the Olympics she finished 6th.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Berg, Aimee (September 11, 2015). "U.S. Weightlifter Morghan King's Five Training Tips That Don't Involve Barbells". Espn.go.com. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "Athletes | International Weightlifting Federation". Iwf.net. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ Andy Larsen. "Morghan King lifts double her body weight, qualifies for Rio". KSL.com. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ "Redmond's Morghan King finishes sixth in women's 48kg weightlifting". The Seattle Times. August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ "KING Morghan Whitney". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.