Topic: News: Latest From the US Olympic Training Center

[Chris Ⓐ LeRoux]

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Latest From the US Olympic Training Center

(October 7) Two-time U.S. Olympian (2000 and 2004) and 2000 Olympic bronze medalist, Cheryl Haworth (Savannah, Ga./Colorado Springs, Colo.) reaffirmed that she is one of the best women's weightlifters in the world with her fourth place finish in the women's 75+kg weight class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Haworth posted a total of 274kg with a snatch of 121kg (fourth place) and a clean and jerk of 157kg (fourth place) to finish fourth overall behind Korea's Mi-Ran Jang (314kg), China's Shuangshuang Mu (314kg) and the Ukraine's Olha Korobka (284kg). Haworth secured fourth place easily with the next three women lifting 257kg each. (October 5) The USA Weightlifting Team continued its strong showing at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships with Natalie Woolfolk (Arnold, Md./Colorado Springs, Colo.) recording the top U.S. result of the competition to date, finishing in 9th place in the women's 63kg weight class. Woolfolk posted a total of 209kg. She placed fourth in the snatch (98kg) and 19th in the clean and jerk (111kg.). Teresa Gaume (St. Joseph, Mo.) finished the day placing 19th in the women's 69kg weight class with a total of 197kg. She recorded a snatch of 87kg (22nd place) and a clean and jerk of 110kg (18th place). For more information, log on to www.usaweightlifting.org .

[Sean Hutchinson]

correct me if i'm wrong but hasn't she posted a best meet total of 287kg???????...........she should have easily locked down a bronze medal unless she was just having that bad of a day or perhaps she was injured.....there must have been something wrong with her........