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

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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

Personal life

Born in

Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, respectively. The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, with a population of 393,406 in 2020, is t ...

, 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.

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External links

Kendrick Farris Official website
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Farris's Profile on NBC Olympics website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farris, Kendrick 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

Personal life

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