Beaufort’s Dade Stanley continued his rise through the youth weightlifting ranks by sweeping gold in the 81kg weight class Wednesday at the 2019 Youth Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Stanley easily won gold in the snatch with a 130kg lift — five kilograms more than the runner-up — before missing his attempt at 136kg, which would have broken the Youth Pan American record.
He then clinched the sweep on his first clean and jerk attempt, successfully lifting 150kg. Stanley hit 157kg on his second attempt but missed at 161kg on his final effort. Stanley won the overall title by 30kg.
“Awesome day,” said Team Beaufort’s Ray Jones, Stanley’s coach.