Weightlifting

Morghan King

Olympian 2016

Athlete Bio#

Age

39

Hometown

Redmond, WA

Name: Morghan King

Team: Unattached

Coach: Dean Kruse and Zygmunt Smalcerz

Hometown: Seattle, Wash.

Current Residence: Colorado Springs, CO

Year of birth: 1985

Weight class: 48kg and 53kg

Height: 5-0

What year did you being lifting? Full time in 2012

How did you get involved? Crossfit

Favorite Competition Lift? Snatch

Favorite Training Lift? Snatch

Education: BA in Graphic Design

Personal Goals: Never settle for anything less than my best

Favorite Food: Sushi and club sandwiches

Favorite Book: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Series

Favorite TV Show: New Girl, Mindy Project

Favorite Song: Watch the Throne album, too many really.

Hobbies/Interested outside of Weightlifting: Snowboarding, painting and football

Most people don’t know that…. I've run the Hood to Coast Relay

Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian
    • Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 6th (48kg - Women)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – 7th (49kg - Clean & Jerk - Women), 8th (49kg - Women), 9th (49kg - Snatch - Women)
  • Years of participation: 49kg - Clean & Jerk - Women 2019; 49kg - Snatch - Women 2019; 49kg - Women 2019; 48kg - Clean & Jerk - Women 2013, 2014, 2015; 48kg - Snatch - Women 2013, 2014, 2015; 48kg - Women 2013, 2014, 2015
  • Top finish: 7th – 2019 (49kg - Clean & Jerk - Women)

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