Caine Wilkes Explained

Caine Wilkes
Full Name:	Caine Morgan Wilkes
Birth Date:	10 July 1987
Birth Place:	Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.^[1]
Country:	United States
Sport:	Weightlifting
Weight Class:	+109 kg

Caine Morgan Wilkes (born July 10, 1987) is an American weightlifter.^[2] He is a three-time gold medalist in his event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. He also won the silver medal on four occasions. Wilkes represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

Wilkes competed in the men's +105kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He competed in the men's +109kg event in 2018 and 2019.^{[3] [4]}

Wilkes represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[5] He competed in the men's +109 kg event.^{[6] [7]} Wilkes lifted 173 kg in the Snatch and 217 kg in the Clean & Jerk for a total of 390 kg.^[8] He finished in 9th place.^[8]

He finished in 4th place in the men's +109kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.^{[9] [10]} He won the bronze medal in the men's +109kg Clean & Jerk event.^[10]

Wilkes won the silver medal in his event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.^[11] In the same year, he competed in the men's +109kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.^[12]

Achievements

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
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Summer Olympics
	align=left			173				212	217			390	9
Pan American Championships
	align=left		+105 kg	170	178	183		210	218	221		399
	align=left		+105 kg	170	177	177		215	215	236		385
	align=left		+105 kg	170	175	178		209	215	219		394
	align=left		+105 kg	173	178	183		210	219	225		402
	align=left		+109 kg	175	182	182		212	213	219		401
	align=left		+109 kg	170	175	176		205	212	219		388
	align=left		+109 kg	168	173	174	5	205	210	211		373	4
	align=left		+109 kg	162	167	172		195	203	212		384

Notes and References

1. Balouris, Marielena. (June 25, 2021). Chesapeake native and ODU alum heading to Tokyo as part of USA Weightlifting. wavy.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
2. Web site: Caine Wilkes. dead. June 26, 2021. Team USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20151228041133/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-weightlifting/athletes/Caine-Wilkes . December 28, 2015 .
3. Web site: 2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181111043844/https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2018/11/Results_Book_2018_Ashgabat.pdf. 11 November 2018. 23 June 2021. International Weightlifting Federation.
4. Web site: 2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725001808/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/09/job_934-Pattaya_2019.pdf. 25 July 2021. 25 July 2021. International Weightlifting Federation.
5. Web site: OlympicTalk. 2021-06-19. U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games. 2021-06-19. OlympicTalk NBC Sports. en-US.
6. News: Gutman. Andrew. 19 May 2021. USA Weightlifting Announces 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Roster. Barbend. 18 July 2021.
7. Web site: Men's +109 kg Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804123740/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFMO109KG------------FNL---------.pdf. 4 August 2021. 4 August 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics.
8. News: Fowler. Scott. August 4, 2021. Charlotte's Caine Wilkes just competed in Olympic weightlifting. Here's how he did. The Charlotte Observer. August 12, 2021.
9. News: Iveson . Ali . 29 July 2022 . Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 30 July 2022.
10. Web site: 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220730112107/https://panampesas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RESULTBOOK.pdf . 30 July 2022 . 30 July 2022 . Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas.
11. News: Oliver . Brian . 1 April 2023 . US Olympic silver medallist beaten as Pan American Weightlifting Championships conclude . InsideTheGames.biz . 2 April 2023.
12. Web site: 2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20230917164936/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2023/09/2023_KSA_ResultsBook_.pdf . 17 September 2023 . 17 September 2023 . International Weightlifting Federation.