Shelby

Koren

Current residence: Port Orange, Fla.

Year of birth: 1996

What year did you begin lifting: 2010

How did you get involved: Both of my sisters, Lindsey and Ashley, did weightlifting and were really good at it, so it was just expected of me, the little sister, to carry on the tradition

Favorite competition lift: Clean & Jerk

Favorite training lift: Cleans off the blocks

Quick Facts

Become a Junior National Champion; make Junior Worlds Team and medal; become a Senior National Champion; and make the 2020 Olympic Team

Favorite food: Fruit, chocolate, and Cheez-Its

Favorite book: Old Man and the Sea

Favorite TV show: The Real House Wives of Beverly Hills and Atlanta

Favorite song: “Could You Be Loved?” by Bob Marley   

Hobbies/interests outside of weightlifting: Being outside, going to the beach, hanging out with my friends and family, photography, cooking food and eating it, having an attitude and taking showers

Most people don’t know that... I would like to coach someday!