Karyn Marshall
American weightlifter (born 1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karyn Marshall (born April 2, 1956 in Miami, Florida) is an American Olympic weightlifter who won the first women's world championship in weightlifting, held in 1987.[1][2][5][6] She also set 60 American and world records in women's weightlifting and in 1985 became the first woman in history to clean and jerk over 300 lb (136 kg), which she did with a lift of 303 pounds (137 kg).[7][8] She became a chiropractor and runs a private practice in Shrewsbury, New Jersey while battling breast cancer since 2011.[9] In 2011, Marshall was inducted into the USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame,[2] and she was inducted into the International Weightlifting Hall of Fame in 2015.[10]
Karyn Marshall | |
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Born | (1956-04-02) April 2, 1956 (age 68) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Columbia University Northeast College of Health Sciences |
Occupation | Chiropractor at Champion Chiropractic |
Years active | 1990–present |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Website | championchiro.com |
Medal record | ||
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Women's Weightlifting | ||
World Championship | ||
World competition 1987 | +75 kg[1] | |
Jakarta (INA) 1988 | +75 kg[2] | |
Manchester (GBR) 1989 | +75 kg[2] | |
Sarajevo (YUG) 1990 | +75 kg[2] | |
National Championship | ||
Los Angeles (USA) 1989 | +82.5 kg[1] | |
Oklahoma City (USA) 1989 | Women's heavyweight[3] | |
Empire State Games (USA) 1999 | +82.5 kg[4] |