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Haworth, Cheryl
- 2000 Olympic Games bronze medalist
- Holds six American records in the 75+ kg weight class and is the youngest lifter to ever hold Senior American Records
- 2002 Mermet Cup team member gold medalist
- 2001 gold medalist in the Goodwill Games and the Junior World Championships
- 1999 Pan Am Games gold medalist
- The 2000 Olympic Games was the first to allow women to compete in the sport of weightlifting. Haworth won her Olympic bronze at just 17 years old.
- Says the coolest athlete she met at the 2000 Olympic Games was track star Marion Jones.
- Has been on numerous late-night and daytime talk shows including “Live! With Regis & Kathie Lee” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” She’s also been featured in magazines such as YM, Marie Claire and People
- Was a speaker at the 2001 NOW (National Organization of Women) National Conference.
- Has lifted as much as 25 tons in one practice (the equivalent of an F-15 fighter plane).
- Is known to be artistic and attended high school at Savannah Arts Academy. Her favorite artists are Michelangelo, Monet and Van Gogh.
- Used to build tree houses as a child and prided herself in carrying the wood without help
- Parents are accomplished athletes as well – her father was a wrestler and football player, and her mother played softball and basketball.
Haworth first became interested in lifting at the age of 12 when she was training for softball. She was playing on the all-girls’ city team as well as playing on a co-ed basketball team. However, she noticed Olympic-caliber weightlifters training in the gym and persuaded her parents to let her try it. She was soon training five days a week after school. Her rigid training schedule has remained, but she also keeps herself in top shape. She currently can run the 40-yard dash in 5.5 seconds, do the splits and jump 30-inches for her vertical leap.
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Height: 5' 9
Born: 4/18/1983
Hometown: Savannah, Ga.
Resides: Savannah, Ga.
Sport: Weightlifting
Event: 75+ kg weight class
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