2000 USA Olympic Team

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2000 Olympic Team

 

The 2000 Olympics were held in Sydney Australia from 9/16-9/26/2000. Weightlifting consisted of 8 Weight classes for men 56kg, 62kg, 69kg, 77kg, 85kg, 94kg, 105kg and +105kg. This was the first Olympic Weightlifting Competition for women. The weight classes for women were 48kg, 53kg, 58kg, 63kg, 69kg, 75kg and +75kg. The competition for all weight classes were held on 9/16-9/26/2000 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. The coaches were Dragomir Cioroslan, Michael Cohen, Gayle Hatch and Mike Gattone. The Team Manager was Roger Sadecki.

The Athletes

Robin Byrd Goad

Robin competed in the first Women’s World Championships in 1987 at Daytona Beach Florida. Robin was the only competitor from the 1987 World’s to compete in the first women’s Olympic Weightlifting Competition. Robin is an Olympian, World Champion, World Record holder, Pan American Games Champion and a 10X Senior National Champion.

5^th 48Kg class 2000 Olympic Games

1^st 53Kg class 1999 Pan American Games

1^st 50k class 1994 World Championships

2^nd 48kg class 1987 World Championships

2^nd 48kg class 1988 World Championships

2^nd 52kg class 1991 World Championships

3^rd 52kg class 1992 World Championships

2^nd 54kg class 1993 World Championships

3^rd 53kg class 1998 World Championships

10X World Championships Team Member 

10X Senior National Champion

 

Tara Nott Cunningham

1^st 48kg class 2000 Olympic Games

10^th 48kg class 2004 Olympic Games

1^st 48kg class 1999 Pan American Games

1^st 48kg class 2003 Pan American Games

7X Senior National Champion

8X World Championships Team Member

American Record Holder

 

Cheryl Haworth

3^rd +75kg class 2000 Olympic Games

6^th +75kg class 2004 Olympic Games

4^th +75kg class 2008 Olympic Games

2^nd +75kg class 1997 Senior Nationals

1^st +75kg class 1999 Pan American Games

11X Senior National Champion

2^nd +75kg class 1999 Junior World Championships

1^st +75kg class 2001 Junior World Championships

1^st +75kg class 2001 Goodwill Games

1^st +75kg class 2002 Junior World Championships

3^rd +75kg class 2005 World Championships

5X Senior World Championships Team Member  

 

Cara Heads-Slaughter

7^th 75kg class 2000 Olympic Games

8X Senior National Champion

1^st 75kg class 2004 Titan Games

2^nd 75kg class 1999 Pan American Games

3^rd 75kg class 1997 Junior World Championships

5X Senior World Championships Team Member

 

Oscar Chaplin III

12^th 77kg class 2000 Olympic Games

10^th 85kg class 2004 Olympic Games

10X Senior National Champion

1^st 77kg class 2000 Junior World Championships

3^rd 77kg class 1999 Junior World Championships

3^rd 77kg class 1999 Pan American Games

3X Junior World Championships Team Member

4X Senior World Championships Team Member

Junior and Senior American Record Holder

 

Shane Hamman

Shane started lifting as part of his high school football program. His strength increased rapidly and he became interested in powerlifting. He set several world records in powerlifting and was a 3X national champion and a 2X world championships medalist. In Olympic lifting Shane was a 2X Olympian, 3X world championships team member and a 9X senior national champion. Shane established several national records for the superheavyweight class. For more information about Shane get a copy of his book From Melons to Medals.

 

10^th Superheavyweight Class 2000 Olympic Games

7^th Superheavyweight class 2004 Olympic Games

9X   Superheavyweight Class Senior National Champion

1^st   Superheavyweight Class 1999 Pan American Games

American Record Holder

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