Hampton Morris

Olympian 2024

2024 Paris Olympic 61 kg bronze medalist...Three-time World Championships medalist (1 junior gold, 1 junior silver, 1 youth gold...Six-time Pan-American Championships medalist (3 Sr. G, 1 Jr. G, 1 Yth G, 1 Yth B)

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Athlete Bio#

Age

Hometown

Marietta, GA

Education

Pope High School 2022

Information accurate as of Aug. 9, 2024

Age: 20 (Feb. 17, 2004)

Coached by: Tripp Morris (Father)

Hometown: Marietta, Georgia

Train out of (city and gym): Marietta, Georgia | Trains primarily out of a home gym

First year of competition: Garage Freedom Open July 9, 2016

Competition Personal records (overall):

130kg snatch,178 kg clean and jerk, 305 kg total

Competition Personal records (at 61 kg, Olympic weight):

127 kg SN, 176 kg clean and jerk (world record), 303 kg T
All are also American senior and junior records at 61 kg

Education

Has not attended university
Pope High School 2022

Accolades short list (Titles, American/World Records):

IWF Bio
Won the 61 kg bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. First U.S. man to win a weightlifting medal in over 40 years.
Has won eight Total gold medals for the U.S.
3-time World Championships medalist (1 junior gold, 1 junior silver, 1 youth gold
6-time Pan-American Championships medalist (3 Sr. G, 1 Jr. G, 1 Y G, 1 Y B)
Ranks No. 2 in the world at 61 kg
- Made the jump at final Olympic qualifier, IWF World Cup, where he broke the senior and junior clean and jerk world records (176 kg)
- Was the highest-ranked American man heading into the final two Olympic qualifiers

Has set 10 world records across IWF youth, junior and senior levels
- Currently holds four IWF world records
- Sr 61 kg:176 kg C&J
- Jr 61 kg: 176 kg
- Youth 61 kg: 156 C&J, 276 kg Total

Holds 20 American Records across youth, junior and senior levels
Current American Records (May 23, 2024):

As a 61 kg senior: 127 SN, 176 CJ, 303 T
As a 67 kg senior: 178 kg C&J
As a 61 kg junior: 127 SN, 176 CJ, 303 T
As a 67 kg junior: 178 kg C&J
As a 44 kg youth (U13): 58/80/138
As a 55k kg youth (14-15): 95/117/212
As a 61 kg youth (14-15): 109/146/255
As a 61 kg youth (16-17): 120/156/276

Set 8 American records at the 2024 European Championships in Bulgaria (February 2024). His 171 C&J tied the junior world record (Myong Jin Pak, People’s Republic of Korea).

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