Mattie Sasser

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Mathlynn Langtor Sasser-Robert (born December 25, 1996) is a Marshallese-born American weightlifter who currently represents the Marshall Islands.

Career

Sasser competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 58 kg event, in which she placed eleventh.{{cite web|title=Mathlynn Sasser |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/mathlynn-sasser |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=August 20, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820211155/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/mathlynn-sasser |archivedate=August 20, 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Women's 58kg - Standings |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/weightlifting-standings-wl-womens-58kg |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=August 20, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820211155/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/mathlynn-sasser |archivedate=August 20, 2016 |url-status=dead }} She was the flag bearer for the Marshall Islands at the 2016 Parade of Nations.{{cite web|title=Rio 2016 Olympic Ceremony - Flag Bearers|url=https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/News/2016/08/2016-08-05-Rio-2016-Opening-Ceremony-Flag-Bearers.pdf#_ga=1.141545717.655653539.1470508014|publisher=International Olympic Committee|accessdate=August 20, 2016}} As a dual citizen of both the Marshall Islands and the United States, she switched her sporting nationality in international competition and attempted to qualify for the United States team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She was injured during qualification, however, and required knee surgery. In 2023, she switched back to the Marshall Islands again to qualify for the 2024 games. She was coached by Casey Knuth and trained in Samoa before the games.{{cite web |last1=Oliver |first1=Brian |date=June 12, 2023 |title=US weightlifters battle for Paris 2024 rankings while former team-mate Sasser shines |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1137875/sasser-paris-rankings |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419084307/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1137875/sasser-paris-rankings |archive-date=April 19, 2024 |access-date=March 11, 2025 |work=Inside the Games}}

Sasser went on to represent the Marshall Islands at the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |last=Manukuo |first=Matt |title=Going for Gold: Team Pacific at the Paris Olympics |url=https://pmn.co.nz/read/sports/going-for-gold-pacific-athletes-gear-up-for-paris-olympics |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=PMN {{!}} Pacific Media Network |language=en}} She competed in her event on August 8, 2024, which was held in the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. She failed to lift her first and second attempts at the snatch at 94 kilograms, then successfully lifted the same weight on her last attempt. She successfully clean and jerked 110 kilograms for her first attempt, then lifted 115 kilograms for her second, ultimately failing her last attempt at 118 kilograms. She ended with a total of 209 kilograms, placing her tenth out of twelve competitors, the highest Olympic finish by a Marshallese athlete. The winner of the event was Luo Shifang with a total of 241 kilograms.{{cite web |date=August 8, 2024 |title=Weightlifting Women's 59 kg |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_C73_WLFW59KG--------------FNL-000100--.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825045702mp_/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_C73_WLFW59KG--------------FNL-000100--.pdf |archive-date=August 25, 2024 |access-date=March 11, 2025 |work=Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games}} After her event, she commented her desire for more women in her country to pursue weightlifting. She also commented her concerns of the possible removal of weightlifting as an Olympic sport after the 2028 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |last1=Osifelo |first1=Elizabeth |date=August 10, 2024 |title=Mathlynn Sasser Hopes to Inspire Future Generations in Weightlifting |url=https://www.oceanianoc.org/press/mathlynn-sasser-hopes-to-inspire-future-generations-in-weightlifting |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206002832/https://www.oceanianoc.org/press/mathlynn-sasser-hopes-to-inspire-future-generations-in-weightlifting |archive-date=December 6, 2024 |access-date=March 11, 2025 |work=Oceania National Olympic Committees |agency=Pacnews}}

Major results

width=65 \| 1 ! width=65 \| 2 ! width=65 \| 3 ! width=45 \| Rank ! width=65 \| 1 ! width=65 \| 2 ! width=65 \| 3 ! width=45 \| Rank
class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 width=40 \| Year ! rowspan=2 width=250 \| Venue ! rowspan=2 width=60 \| Weight ! colspan=4 \| Snatch (kg) ! colspan=4 \| Clean & Jerk (kg) ! rowspan=2 width=65 \| Total ! rowspan=2 width=40 \| Rank
colspan=13 \| Olympic Games
2016	align=left\| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	58 kg	82	84	87	{{n/a}}	110	~~112~~	112	{{n/a}}	199	11
2024	align=left \| Paris, France	59 kg	94	94	94	{{n/a}}	110	115	~~118~~	{{n/a}}	209	10
colspan=13\| World Championships
2015	align=left\| Houston, United States	58 kg	77	80	82	32	100	103	~~106~~	26	183	29
2018	align=left \| Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	64 kg	94	97	~~100~~	12	~~120~~	121	~~125~~	13	218	13
2019	align=left \| Pattaya, Thailand	64 kg	96	100	~~103~~	9	~~125~~	~~126~~	~~127~~	—	—	—
2023	align=left \| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	59 kg	90	94	94	20	112	~~116~~	116	21	210	20
colspan=13\|Oceania Championships
2012	align=left\| Apia, Samoa	58 kg	50	~~105~~	50	7	65	70	71	6	121	7
2013	align=left\| Brisbane, Australia	58 kg	63	67	70	4	80	85	85	4	147	4
2015	align=left\| Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	58 kg	72	75	75	{{bronze3}}	95	97	97	{{bronze3}}	172	{{bronze3}}
2016	align=left\| Suva, Fiji	58 kg	82	85	88	{{silver2}}	108	113	114	{{Gold1}}	199	{{Gold1}}
2017	align=left\| Gold Coast, Australia	63 kg	86	90	92	{{Gold1}}	113	115	~~118~~	{{Gold1}}	205	{{Gold1}}
2023	align=left\| Honiara, Solomon Islands	59 kg	90	95	97	{{Gold1}}	110	115	—	{{Gold1}}	210	{{Gold1}}
2024	align=left\| Auckland, New Zealand	59 kg	92	96	98	{{Gold1}}	~~112~~	~~112~~	112	{{silver2}}	210	{{silver2}}
colspan=13 \| Pan American Games
2019	align=left \| Lima, Peru	64 kg	96	100	102	{{n/a}}	125	128	130	{{n/a}}	232	{{silver2}}
colspan=13 \| Pan American Championships
2018	align=left \| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	63 kg	91	95	98	7	115	120	~~124~~	7	215	7
2019	align=left \| Guatemala City, Guatemala	64 kg	95	98	~~101~~	5	123	127	129	{{gold1}}	227	{{bronze3}}
2021	align=left \| Guayaquil, Ecuador	64 kg	97	98	~~101~~	5	120	125	~~128~~	{{bronze3}}	223	5