Holley Mangold (born December 22, 1989) is an American sportsperson from

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. She was a member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team and competed in the superheavyweight division of the Olympic weightlifting competition. She has also appeared on ''The Biggest Loser''.

Early life

Mangold is the sister of NFL center

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. Mangold played

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on the offensive line and was the first female non-kicker to play in an Ohio Division III high-school football game. She dropped out of

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in May 2010; she had attended Ursuline on a track scholarship.

Career

Mangold began weightlifting in 2008. She stands tall. As of 2014, her in-competition weight was .

2012 London Olympics

Mangold's personal weightlifting record total is 255 kilos (562.2 pounds) from a 110 kilo (242.5 pounds) snatch and 145 kilo (319.7 pounds) clean and jerk. That aggregate total landed her one of two spots on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team. However, before she went to London to compete, Mangold tore a

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in her wrist and required three cortisone shots before the super heavyweight competition. Mangold placed tenth out of the 14 weightlifters in her division.

Television

A video documentary about Mangold's life premiered on

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's "True Life" on June 30, 2011 in an episode entitled "I'm the Big Girl." Mangold was a participant in '' The Biggest Loser: Second Chances 2'', the 15th season of the TV series, ''The Biggest Loser''. She was eliminated after seven episodes. On June 1, 2015, an

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video of Mangold spoofing

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's box jumps went viral.

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