U.S. weightlifter Olivia Reeves won a gold medal in her Olympic debut. She lifted a total of 262 kilograms, or roughly 577 pounds to bring home the U.S.'s first weightlifting gold since 2000.

Reeves cried on the podium after winning the United States’ first weightlifting gold medal in 24 years, and she did it rather easily. She’d already clinched the gold by the time she reached ...

Team USA sees success on the basketball court, track 01:38. Olivia Reeves won the United States' first Olympic gold medal in weightlifting in 24 years at the Paris Olympics on Friday.. Reeves ...

Gold medalist Olivia Reeves of the United States celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's 71kg weightlifting event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in ...

Gold medalist Olivia Reeves of the United States celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's 71kg weightlifting event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in ...

Reeves’ gold followed an historic bronze medal for Hampton Morris on Wednesday, the first Olympic medal of any kind for a U.S. men’s weightlifter since the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

Reeves’ gold followed an historic bronze medal for Hampton Morris on Wednesday, the first Olympic medal of any kind for a U.S. men’s weightlifter since the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

Olivia Reeves won the United States’ first Olympic gold medal in weightlifting in 24 years at the Paris Olympics on Friday. Skip to content.

Olivia Reeves won the United States’ first Olympic gold medal in weightlifting in 24 years at the Paris Olympics on Friday. Skip to content.

Reeves chose higher starting weights than her opponents in both parts of the competition, and completed her first five lifts. Her only failed lift came on a 150kg clean-and-jerk attempt with the gold ...

Reeves’ gold followed an historic bronze medal for Hampton Morris on Wednesday, the first Olympic medal of any kind for a U.S. men’s weightlifter since the 1984 Los Angeles Games.