Mattie Rogers

Martha Ann "Mattie" Rogers (born August 23, 1995) is an American female Olympic weightlifter, competing in the 71 kg category and representing the United States at international competitions. She has competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.[1] Rogers won the silver medal in 2019 in Pattaya Thailand, Pattaya marked the 24-year-old’s fourth senior worlds and the third in a row at which she medaled. After her 2017 silver she was the first medal in 12 years for an American of either gender and her 2018 clean & jerk bronze marked the first time a U.S. lifter had medaled at consecutive worlds since 1994, Rogers is now the first from her country to medal at three straight in 25 years; Byrd-Goad earned medals each year from 1991 through 1994[2]. She holds the United States record in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total. Rogers has broken multiple of her own American records, and is a junior pan American champion. Starting out as a competitive cheerleader, Rogers transferred into CrossFit at age 17, and transferred into weightlifting a year later.

Mattie Rogers

Personal information
Full name	Martha Ann Rogers
Nationality	American
Born	(1995-08-23) August 23, 1995 Apopka, Florida, United States
Residence	Apopka, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	70.75 kg (156 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	–71 kg
Club	Catalyst Athletics
Coached by	Aimee Anaya Everett
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Snatch: 110 kg (240 lb) Clean & Jerk: 134 kg (295 lb) Total: 244 kg (538 lb)
Medal record Representing the  United States World Championships 2019 Pattaya –71 kg 2017 Anaheim –69 kg

Early life

Rogers was born August 23, 1995 in Apopka, Florida.

Before weightlifting, Rogers competed in cheerleading and gymnastics. She began training in CrossFit when she was 17 years old. After one year of training, she competed in her first weightlifting meet. In 2014, she made her International Weightlifting Federation debut at the 2014 IWF Pan-American Junior Championships. She made her senior-level debut a year later at the 2015 World Championships where she finished 15th overall with a total of 226 kg[3].

In 2016, Rogers narrowly missed qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics. She was awarded best overall lifter at the 2016 National Championships & Olympic Trials, but did not qualify for the Olympic Games because Jenny Arthur, Morghan King, and Sarah Robles would give the United States a better chance at winning an Olympic medal[4].

Major results

Year	Event	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
				1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
2015	2015 World Weightlifting Championships	Houston, United States	69 kg	97	100	102	16	120	123	126	13	226	15
2016	2016 National Championships – Olympic Trials[5]	Salt Lake City, United States	69 kg	100	106	109	1	132	132	141	1	238	1
2016	2016 National University Championships[6]	New Orleans, United States	69 kg	95	98	101	1	120	124	127	1	228	1
2016	2016 World University Championship[7]	Merida, Mexico	69 kg	95	99	103	1	122	126	132	1	235	1
2016	2016 American Open[8]	Orlando, United States	69 kg	97	100	103	1	123	126	132	1	235	1
2017	2017 National Championships[9]	Chicago, United States	69 kg	98	102	105	1	126	130	134	1	239	1
2017	2017 Pan-American Championships[10]	Miami, United States	69 kg	95	96	100	2	125	130	133	2	233	2
2017	2017 World Weightlifting Championship[11]	Anaheim, CA United States	69 kg	101	104	107	3	131	135	135	3	235	3
2018	2018 Pan-American Championship[12]	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	69 kg	99	99	103	2	126	130	136	2	229	2
2018	2018 World Weightlifting Championship[13]	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	71 kg	100	103	105	5	130	133	137	3	238	5

References

1. "2015 Weightlifting World Championships – Martha Ann Rogers". iwf.net. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
2. Penny, Brandon. "Kate Nye, Mattie Rogers Make History As First U.S. Women's Weightlifters To Win Gold, Silver Together".
3. "Who is … Mattie Rogers". NBC Olympics. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
4. "What Happened At The Olympic Trials?". FloElite. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
5. "2016 National Championships & Olympic Trials". webpoint.usaweightlifting.org. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
6. "Results". Team USA. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
7. "Results". Team USA. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
8. "2016 USA Weightlifting American Open Championships Results". Team USA. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
9. "Results" (PDF). Team USA. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
10. "Results by Events". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
11. "Results by Events". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
12. "Final Results" (PDF). Pan-American Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
13. "Results by Events". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

External links

• Mattie Rogers at the International Weightlifting Federation