Mathlynn "Mattie" Langtor Sasser-Robert (born December 25, 1996) is a Marshallese-born 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 ...

who currently represents the

Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati ...

. She competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

in the women's 58 kg event, in which she placed eleventh. She was the flag bearer for the Marshall Islands at the

Parade of Nations The Olympic Games ceremonies of the Ancient Olympic Games were an integral part of these Games; the modern Olympic games have opening, closing, and medal ceremonies. Some of the elements of the modern ceremonies date back to the Ancient Games from ...

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* 1996 births Living people Marshallese female weightlifters American female weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for the Marshall Islands Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Weightlifters at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Illinois {{US-weightlifting-bio-stub