Caine Morgan Wilkes (born July 10, 1987) is an American

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

. He is a three-time gold medalist in his event at the

Pan American Weightlifting Championships The Pan American Weightlifting Championships is the continental weightlifting championships for nations from North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean organised by Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF). Senior editio ...

. He also won the silver medal on four occasions. Wilkes represented the United States at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

Wilkes competed in the men's +105kg event at the

World Weightlifting Championships The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England. Athletes compete in a total of 20 weight categori ...

in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He competed in the men's +109kg event in 2018 and 2019. Wilkes represented the United States at the

in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's +109 kg event. Wilkes lifted 173 kg in the Snatch and 217 kg in the Clean & Jerk for a total of 390 kg. He finished in 9th place. He finished in 4th place in the men's +109kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. He won the bronze medal in the men's +109kg Clean & Jerk event. Wilkes won the silver medal in his event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina. In the same year, he competed in the men's +109kg event at the

held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkes, Caine Living people 1987 births American male weightlifters Pan American Weightlifting Championships medalists Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for the United States 21st-century American sportsmen People from Matthews, North Carolina Sportspeople from Mecklenburg County, North Carolina