Casey Burgener (born August 15, 1982) is a weightlifter for the United States. His coaches are Mike Burgener and Paul Fleschler. He was born to Leslie Burgener, who lives in the San Diego area. Burgener initially was to compete at the

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, but the US unexpectedly lost one of three country slots when lifters from other countries were disqualified, which changed the results of a qualification event. On April 13, 2012 Burgener was commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy. After serving for five years as a submariner, he is now a lieutenant in the United States Navy, and a training officer at the University of Michigan Naval ROTC unit, where he is charged with physically and mentally developing more than 80 young and proud midshipmen.

Weightlifting achievements

*Casey Burgener is one of the strongest weightlifters in the USA and on December 8, 2002, he became the Junior American record holder of 165 kg snatch, 200 kg

clean and jerk The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without res ...

, and 365 kg total. *At the 2004 Olympic Trials Casey broke the National record for the snatch in the 105 kg class with a 171 kg lift. *Competed in four Junior and three Senior World Championships *Silver in 2007 Pan American Games in +105 kg category. *Gold in 2008 Pan American Championships in +105 kg category

References

External links

Casey Burgener - Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange
1982 births Living people American male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in weightlifting Pan American Weightlifting Championships medalists 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-weightlifting-bio-stub