Hampton Miller Morris (born February 17, 2004)[1] is an American weightlifter. 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.
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| Full name | Hampton Miller Morris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 17, 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 61 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
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]
Achievements edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Bogotá, Colombia |
61 kg | 118 | 16 | 157 | 9 | 275 | 15 | ||||
| 2023 |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
61 kg | — | 163 | 168 |  |
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| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Guayaquil, Ecuador |
61 kg | 112 | 117 |  |
148 | 151 | |
268 |
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| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia |
61 kg | 117 | 5 | 153 | 158 | 162 | |
279 |
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| 2023 |  Bariloche, Argentina |
61 kg | 120 | 123 | |
158 | |
281 |
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| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 |  Phuket, Thailand |
61 kg | 124 | 127 | 11 | 172 | 176 CWR | |
303 | 
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References edit
- ^ "Weightlifting Start List" (PDF). 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (November 8, 2021). "Mixed fortunes for Tokyo medallists at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ "Colombia y Estados Unidos, en varones, se adelantan en el medallero del Panamericano de halterofilia". El Universo (in Spanish). November 4, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Men's 61 kg Results" (PDF). 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (May 3, 2022). "Sensational comeback by American weightlifter Morris and landmark gold for Belgium at Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Junior world record and three golds for US at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (October 21, 2022). "Another record for American teenager Morris at landmark weightlifting event". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (March 27, 2023). "Canadian Emily Ibanez Guerrero is weightlifting's youngest ever medallist". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ |https://barbend.com/hampton-morris-wins-gold-medal-2023-world-weightlifting-championships/%7C
