Caine Wilkes
{{Short description|American weightlifter (born 1987)}}
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| birth_place = Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.Balouris, Marielena. (June 25, 2021). [https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/chesapeake-native-and-odu-alum-heading-to-tokyo-as-part-of-usa-weightlifting/ Chesapeake native and ODU alum heading to Tokyo as part of USA Weightlifting]. wavy.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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{{Medal|Sport| Men's weightlifting }}
{{Medal|Country| the {{USA}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Championships }}
{{Medal|Gold| 2014 Santo Domingo | +105 kg }}
{{Medal|Gold| 2017 Miami | +105 kg }}
{{Medal|Gold| 2019 Guatemala City | +109 kg }}
{{Medal|Silver| 2016 Cartagena | +105 kg }}
{{Medal|Silver| 2018 Santo Domingo | +105 kg }}
{{Medal|Silver| 2020 Santo Domingo | +109 kg }}
{{Medal|Silver| 2023 Bariloche | +109 kg }}
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Caine Morgan Wilkes (born July 10, 1987) is an American weightlifter.{{Cite web|title=Caine Wilkes|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-weightlifting/athletes/caine-wilkes|url-status=dead|access-date=June 26, 2021|website=Team USA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228041133/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-weightlifting/athletes/Caine-Wilkes |archive-date=December 28, 2015 }} 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 +105{{nbsp}}kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He competed in the men's +109{{nbsp}}kg event in 2018 and 2019.{{Cite web|title=2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book|url=https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2018/11/Results_Book_2018_Ashgabat.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111043844/https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2018/11/Results_Book_2018_Ashgabat.pdf|archive-date=11 November 2018|access-date=23 June 2021|website=International Weightlifting Federation}}{{Cite web|title=2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book|url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/09/job_934-Pattaya_2019.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725001808/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/09/job_934-Pattaya_2019.pdf|archive-date=25 July 2021|access-date=25 July 2021|website=International Weightlifting Federation}}
Wilkes represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|last=OlympicTalk|date=2021-06-19|title=U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/06/18/tokyo-olympics-team-usa-athlete-roster/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}} He competed in the men's +109 kg event.{{Cite news|last=Gutman|first=Andrew|date=19 May 2021|title=USA Weightlifting Announces 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Roster|work=Barbend|url=https://barbend.com/2020-olympic-games-team-usa-weightlifting-roster/|access-date=18 July 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Men's +109 kg Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFMO109KG------------FNL---------.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804123740/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFMO109KG------------FNL---------.pdf|archive-date=4 August 2021|access-date=4 August 2021|website=2020 Summer Olympics}} Wilkes lifted 173 kg in the Snatch and 217 kg in the Clean & Jerk for a total of 390 kg.{{Cite news|last=Fowler|first=Scott|date=August 4, 2021|title=Charlotte's Caine Wilkes just competed in Olympic weightlifting. Here's how he did|work=The Charlotte Observer|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/scott-fowler/article253247773.html|access-date=August 12, 2021}} He finished in 9th place.
He finished in 4th place in the men's +109{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.{{Cite news |last=Iveson |first=Ali |date=29 July 2022 |title=Rogers stars for US but Colombia dominate at Pan American Weightlifting Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126379/rogers-stars-for-us-but-colombi |access-date=30 July 2022}}{{Cite web |title=2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book |url=https://panampesas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RESULTBOOK.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730112107/https://panampesas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RESULTBOOK.pdf |archive-date=30 July 2022 |access-date=30 July 2022 |website=Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas}} He won the bronze medal in the men's +109{{nbsp}}kg Clean & Jerk event.
Wilkes won the silver medal in his event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.{{Cite news |last=Oliver |first=Brian |date=1 April 2023 |title=US Olympic silver medallist beaten as Pan American Weightlifting Championships conclude |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1135485/pan-american-weightlifting-champs-end |access-date=2 April 2023}} In the same year, he competed in the men's +109{{nbsp}}kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.{{Cite web |title=2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book |url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2023/09/2023_KSA_ResultsBook_.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917164936/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2023/09/2023_KSA_ResultsBook_.pdf |archive-date=17 September 2023 |access-date=17 September 2023 |website=International Weightlifting Federation}}
Achievements
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| colspan=13 | Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan | +109 kg | 173 | {{s|178}} | {{s|180}} | {{n/a}} | 212 | 217 | {{s|224}} | {{n/a}} | 390 | 9 |
| colspan=13 | Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | align=left | {{flagicon|DOM}} Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | +105 kg | 170 | 178 | {{bronze3}} | 210 | 218 | 221 | {{gold1}} | 399 | {{gold1}} | |
| 2016 | align=left | {{flagicon|COL}} Cartagena, Colombia | +105 kg | 170 | {{silver2}} | 215 | {{silver2}} | 385 | {{silver2}} | ||||
| 2017 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Miami, United States | +105 kg | 170 | 175 | {{bronze3}} | 209 | 215 | 219 | {{gold1}} | 394 | {{gold1}} | |
| 2018 | align=left | {{flagicon|DOM}} Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | +105 kg | 173 | 178 | 183 | {{silver2}} | 210 | 219 | {{silver2}} | 402 | {{silver2}} | |
| 2019 | align=left | {{flagicon|GUA}} Guatemala City, Guatemala | +109 kg | 175 | 182 | {{silver2}} | 213 | 219 | {{gold1}} | 401 | {{gold1}} | ||
| 2020 | align=left | {{flagicon|DOM}} Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | +109 kg | 170 | 176 | {{silver2}} | 205 | 212 | {{silver2}} | 388 | {{silver2}} | ||
| 2022 | align=left | {{flagicon|COL}} Bogotá, Colombia | +109 kg | 168 | 5 | 205 | {{bronze3}} | 373 | 4 | ||||
| 2023 | align=left | {{flagicon|ARG}} Bariloche, Argentina | +109 kg | 162 | 167 | 172 | {{bronze3}} | 195 | 203 | 212 | {{gold1}} | 384 | {{silver2}} |
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Category:American male weightlifters
Category:Pan American Weightlifting Championships medalists
Category:Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic weightlifters for the United States
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