Team USA shined bright at the 2023 Grand Prix I in Havana, Cuba, as American weightlifters won 31 medals (12 gold, 11 silver, 8 bronze) in the Olympic qualifying event. The U.S. women’s squad placed first overall in the team standings with the American men finishing second, trailing only behind the host nation Cuba.

2020 Olympian Jourdan Delacruz (55 kg; Atlanta, Ga.), Pan American silver medalist Ryan Grimsland (73 kg; Lewisville, N.C.), reigning Olympic silver medalist Kate Vibert (76 kg; Atlanta, Ga.), and American record holder Mary Thiesen-Lappen (87+ kg, Eau Claire, Wis.) all earned two gold medals in Cuba while three-time Olympian Sarah Robles (87+ kg, League City, Texas), 2022 World Championships bronze medalist Hayley Reichardt (49 kg; Leesport, Pa.), and American Record Holder Hampton Morris (61 kg; Marietta, Ga.) each scored one gold medal in the event.

In addition to the gold medal haul, 2020 Olympian Wes Kitts (102 kg; Knoxville, Tenn.), Taylor Wilkins (59 kg; Sebastian Fla.), and Nathan Damron all won two silver medals for the United States.

The United States was one of seventy delegations competing in Havana. Grand Prix I was one of seven events feeding into the official Olympic Qualification Ranking, following four continental events in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Two more Olympic qualifying events will take place this year, the 2023 IWF World Championships, September 2-17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and 2023 Grand Prix II December 2-12, in Doha, Qatar.

For the full international Olympic qualification process for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, click here.

United States Grand Prix I Results

Women

49 kg: Hayley Reichardt, Leesport, Pa.
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55 kg: Jourdan Delacruz, Atlanta, Ga.
Snatch: 85 kg – bronze medal
Clean & Jerk: 110 kg – gold medal
Total: 195 kg – gold medal

59 kg – Taylor Wilkins, Sebastian, Fla.
Snatch: 97 kg – bronze medal
Clean & Jerk – 124 kg – silver medal (new American record)
Total: 221 kg silver medal – (new American record)

59 kg: Danielle Gunnin, Monroe, Ga.
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Clean & Jerk: 118 kg
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71 kg: Olivia Reeves, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Snatch: 108kg - bronze
Clean & Jerk: 133 kg - bronze
Total: 241 kg - bronze

71 kg: Meredith Alwine, Altamonte Springs, Fla.
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76 kg: Kate Vibert, Atlanta, Ga.

Snatch: 110 kg – silver medal
Clean & Jerk: 137 kg – gold medal
Total: 247 kg – gold medal

81 kg: Mattie Rogers, Geneva, Fla.
Snatch: 110 kg
Clean & Jerk: 138 kg
Total: 248 kg

+87 kg: Sarah Robles, League City, Texas
Snatch: 126 kg – gold medal
Clean & Jerk: 150 kg – bronze medal
Total: 276 kg – silver medal

+87 kg: Mary Thiesen-Lappen, Eau Claire, Wis.
Snatch: 119 kg – silver medal
Clean & Jerk: 158 kg – gold medal
Total: 277 kg – gold medal

Men

61 kg: Hampton Morris, Marietta, Ga.
Snatch: 124 kg (new American record)
Clean & Jerk: 166 kg – gold medal (new American record)
Total: 290 kg – silver medal(new American record)

61 kg: Brian Reisenauer, Fargo, N.D.
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73kg: Ryan Grimsland, Lewisville, N.C.
Snatch: 145kg – bronze medal
Clean & Jerk: 182 kg – gold medal
Total: 327 kg – gold medal

73 kg: Caden Cahoy, Jacksonville, Fla.
Snatch: 140 kg
Clean & Jerk: 180 kg
Total: 320 kg

89 kg: Nathan Damron, San Jose, Calif.
Snatch: 165 kg – bronze medal
Clean & Jerk: 200 kg – silver medal
Total: 365 kg - silver medal

89 kg: CJ Cummings, Beaufort, S.C.
Snatch: 143 kg
Clean & Jerk: 180 kg
Total: 323 kg

102 kg: Wes Kitts, Knoxville, Tenn.
Snatch: 177kg – silver medal (new American record)
Clean & Jerk: 211kg – silver medal
Total: 388 kg – silver medal

102 kg: Ryan Sester, Gresham, Ore.
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+109 kg: Aaron Williams, Lawton, Okla.
Snatch: 175 kg
Clean & Jerk: 215 kg
Total: 390 kg

+109 kg: Alejandro Medina, Miami, Fla.
Snatch: 170 kg
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Team USA Brings Home a Medal Haul from the 2023 Grand Prix I, a Qualifying Event for the 2024 Olympic Games

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