United Kingdom with a raw deadlift on May 23, 2010 (open competition, not drug-tested) as the all-time raw world record in the SHW class (+regardless of weight class)***** surpassed by Konstantin Konstantinovs (308-pound-class) of Latvia] with a raw deadlift without a belt on July 4, 2009 (drug-tested competition) as the all-time raw "regardless of weight class" world recordWeightlifting Olympic Games Olympic Games team member representing USA at the Olympics 1992 in Barcelona, Spain, finishing 10th place in SHW division at age 21 Team Captain of the Olympic Weightlifting team representing USA at the Olympics 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, finishing 14th in SHW division due to back injury at age 25 Pan American Games Silver Medalist in the Olympic weightlifting Total in SHW (+108) division at the Pan American Games 1995 in Mar del Plata, Argentina at age 23 result: total – 804 pounds Gold Medalist in the Snatch in SHW (+108) division at the Pan American Games 1995 in Mar del Plata, Argentina at age 23 result: snatch – 391 1/4 pounds, setting an American record Bronze Medalist in Clean and jerk in SHW (+108) division at the Pan American Games 1995 in Mar del Plata, Argentina at age 23 result: clean and jerk – snatch 412 3/4 pounds North America, Central America, Caribbean Islands (NACAC) Championships 1st place in North America, Central America, Caribbean Islands Championships 1996 in SHW (+108 kg) division U.S. National Weightlifting Championships 1st place in U.S. National Junior Weightlifting Championships 1991 in SHW (+110 kg) division at age 19 results: total: 326.0 kg – snatch: 156.0 kg / clean&jerk: 170.0 kg 4th place in U.S. Senior National Weightlifting Championships 1991 in SHW (+110 kg) division at age 19 results: total: 325.0 kg – snatch: 150.0 kg / clean&jerk: 175.0 kg 3rd place in U.S. Senior National Weightlifting Championships 1992 in SHW (+110 kg) division at age 20 results: total: 365.0 kg – snatch: 165.0 kg / clean&jerk: 200.0 kg 1st place in U.S. Senior National Weightlifting Championships 1993 in SHW (+108 kg) division at age 21 results: total: 385.0 kg – snatch: 175.0 kg / clean&jerk: 210.0 kg 1st place in U.S. Senior National Weightlifting Championships 1994 in SHW (+108 kg) division at age 22 results: total: 387.5 kg – snatch: 172.5 kg / clean&jerk: 215.0 kg 1st place in U.S. Senior National Weightlifting Championships 1996 in SHW (+108 kg) division at age 24 results: