Kendrick James Farris (born July 2, 1986) is an
Olympic 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 ...
from the
United States
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. He competed for the United States in the 85 kg weight class at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
where he placed 8th. Farris also participated in the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in London where he placed 10th. He was the silver medalist at the
2013 Summer Universiade
The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (russian: XXVII Летняя Универсиада), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 un ...
and the
Pan-American Champion in 2010.
Farris is coached by
Kyle Pierce.
During the Olympic trials on May 8, 2016, Farris broke the U.S. record by lifting a total of – in the
snatch and in the
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 ...
.
In the 2016 Olympics, Farris finished 11th in the 94 kg weight class, with a 160 kg snatch and 197 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 ...
.
Personal life
Born in
Shreveport, Louisiana
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, Farris attended
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSU Shreveport or LSUS) is a public university in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is part of the Louisiana State University System. Initially, a two-year college, LSUS has expanded into a university with 21 ...
. He is an American. He and his wife Katrina have two sons, Khalil and Kingsley.
He has been
vegan
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal product—particularly in diet—and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. An individual who follows the diet or philosophy is known as a vegan. Di ...
since late 2014.
See also
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List of vegans
Veganism involves following a vegan diet, which is a diet that includes no animal products of any kind. It can extend to ethical veganism which avoids or boycotts all products and activities whose production or undertaking is perceived to ...
References
External links
Kendrick Farris Official website
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Farris's Profile on NBC Olympics website
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1986 births
Living people
American male weightlifters
Olympic weightlifters for the United States
Weightlifters at the 2007 Pan American Games
Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
African-American sportsmen
Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
Universiade medalists in weightlifting
Universiade silver medalists for the United States
Weightlifters at the 2011 Pan American Games
Weightlifters at the 2015 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in weightlifting
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in weightlifting
Pan American Weightlifting Championships medalists
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American people