Eighteen-year-old Hampton Morris (61 kg) put on 160 kilograms on the clean & jerk!

In the fitness world, there are many young fighters who are really strong. One of them is 18-year-old American weightlifter Hampton Morris, who recently competed in the 2022 World Junior Weightlifting Championships.

Competing in the clean & jerk, Morris broke his own American record (156 kilograms), which he set in late 2021, as well as the former junior world record (159 kilograms) held by Uzbek lifter Adkhamjon Ergashev.

Results of the World Junior Weightlifting Championships 2022 up to 61 kg

1. Hampton Morris (USA) - 116/160/ 276
2. Kaan Kahriman (TUR) - 126/143/ 269
3. Solis Daniel Stiven Caicedo (COL) - 121/146/ 267

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