Harrison James Maurus (born February 26, 2000) is an American weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category until 2018 and 81 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

Harrison Maurus
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (2000-02-26) February 26, 2000 (age 24)
Auburn, Washington
Weight80.95 kg (178 lb)[1]
Sport
Country United States of America
SportWeightlifting
Event–81 kg
TeamPower and Grace Performance
Coached bySpencer Arnold
Medal record
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Anaheim –77 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima –81 kg

Career

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He was the bronze medalist in the clean & jerk and total at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in the 77 kg category.[4][5]

He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, ranking fourth.[6]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2017   Anaheim, United States 77 kg 150 155 159 5 187 193 -   348  
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 81 kg 150 154 157 7 191 195 200 4 357 6
Pan American Games
2019   Lima, Peru 81 kg 145 150 155 3 190 195 198 3 350  
Olympic Games
2021   Tokyo, Japan 81 kg 153 158 161 7 195 200 205 4 361 4

References

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  1. ^ "Weightlifting. Men's 81 kg. Group A. Protocol" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Athlete Biography". IWF.net. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  3. ^ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 81 kg
  4. ^ "MAHMOUD Mohamed Ihab Youssef Ahmed (EGY) made it to the top". IWF.net. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "17-Year-Old Harrison Maurus Breaks The Drought, Winning U.S. Men's First Weightlifting World Medal In 20 Years". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  6. ^ OlympicTalk (June 19, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
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