Wes Barnett
Encyclopedia
Wesley T. Barnett (born April 1, 1970 in Saint Joseph, Missouri
) was an Olympic
weightlifter for the United States
. His coaches were Dennis Snethen, Istvan Javorek at Johnson County Community College and Dragomir Ciroslan.
Saint Joseph, Missouri
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) was an Olympic
Olympic Games
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weightlifter for the United States
United States
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. His coaches were Dennis Snethen, Istvan Javorek at Johnson County Community College and Dragomir Ciroslan.
Achievements
- 1989, 1990 was member of the JCCC Collegiate National Championship team;
- 1990 National Collegiate Champion in 90 kg weight class;
- 1990 National Junior Champion in 90 kg weight class;
- Olympic Team Member (1992 and 1996)
- Bronze Medalist In Senior World Championships (1997)
- Pan Am Games Champion (1995)
- Silver Medalist In Pan Am Games (1991)
- Bronze Medalist in Pan Am Games (1999)
- Senior American record holder in clean and jerk and total (1993-1997)