Hampton Morris

American weightlifter (born 2004)

Hampton Morris
Personal information
Full nameHampton Miller Morris
Born (2004-02-17) February 17, 2004 (age 20)
Marietta, Georgia
EducationAlan C. Pope High School
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWeightlifting
Weight class61 kg
Coached byTripp Morris
Medal record

Hampton Miller Morris (born February 17, 2004)[1] is an American weightlifter. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he won bronze in the men's 61 kg event. He is a three-time gold medalist in the men's 61 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships (2021, 2022 and 2023). He also currently holds both the junior and senior clean and jerk world records in the men's 61 kg class.

Career

Morris won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[2][3] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Colombia.[4][5] Morris was also one of the flagbearers for the United States during the opening ceremony.[4]

Morris won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Heraklion, Greece.[6][7] Lifting 160 kg in the Clean & Jerk also was a junior world record.[7]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[8][9] Morris also set a new junior world record of 162 kg in the Clean & Jerk.[9] He improved this record to 163 kg at the 2022 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships held in Lima, Peru.[10]

Morris competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.[11] He also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events.

On Sept 6, 2023, Morris won the gold medal in the clean and jerk at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships men's 61 kg, becoming the first American to win a gold medal at a World Championship since 1972.[12]

On August 7, 2024, Morris became the first male U.S. weightlifter to win an Olympic medal since 1984, with his bronze in the men's 61 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[13][14]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2024 Paris, France 61 kg 122 125 126 — 168 172 178 — 298 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 61 kg 124 127 130 11 169 172 176 CWR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 303 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 61 kg 118 118 124 16 157 163 164 9 275 15
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 61 kg 123 123 123 — 163 168 168 1st place, gold medalist(s) — —
Pan American Championships
2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador 61 kg 112 116 117 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 148 151 157 1st place, gold medalist(s) 268 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 61 kg 117 117 122 5 153 158 162 1st place, gold medalist(s) 279 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Bariloche, Argentina 61 kg 120 123 126 1st place, gold medalist(s) 158 158 164 1st place, gold medalist(s) 281 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Weightlifting Start List" (PDF). 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Oliver, Brian (November 8, 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Colombia y Estados Unidos, en varones, se adelantan en el medallero del Panamericano de halterofilia". El Universo (in Spanish). November 4, 2021. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "U.S. Weightlifters Win 7 Of 10 Possible Medals At Inaugural Junior Pan American Games". Team USA. November 29, 2021. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Men's 61 kg Results" (PDF). 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  6. ^ Oliver, Brian (May 3, 2022). "Sensational comeback by American weightlifter Morris and landmark gold for Belgium at Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "Junior world record and three golds for US at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. July 25, 2022. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  10. ^ Oliver, Brian (October 21, 2022). "Another record for American teenager Morris at landmark weightlifting event". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  11. ^ Oliver, Brian (March 27, 2023). "Canadian Emily Ibanez Guerrero is weightlifting's youngest ever medallist". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  12. ^ |https://barbend.com/hampton-morris-wins-gold-medal-2023-world-weightlifting-championships/%7C
  13. ^ Intarasuwan • •, Kiki (August 7, 2024). "Hampton Morris becomes first American man to win weightlifting medal at the Olympics in 40 years". NBC New York. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  14. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.