Wesley ("Wes") T. Barnett (born April 1, 1970, in
Saint Joseph, Missouri
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) was a two-time
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weightlifter for the
United States
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. His coaches were Dennis Snethen,
Istvan Javorek
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at
Johnson County Community College
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History
In 1963, Johnson County Commissioners, recognizing the emerging community college movement and seeking to acco ...
and Dragomir Ciroslan. Barnett earned silver and bronze medal in 1997 at the World Championships in
Chiang Mai
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, Thailand. Barnett currently lives in
Monument, Colorado
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, and is the leading rebounder in the local YMCA league.
Achievements
* 1989, 1990 was member of the JCCC Collegiate National Championship team;
* 1990 National Collegiate Champion in 90 kg weight class;
* 1990 National Junior Champion in 90 kg weight class;
*Olympic team member (1992 and 1996)
*Bronze medalist In Senior World Championships (1997)
*
Pan Am Games
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Champion (1995)
*Silver medalist In Pan Am Games (1991)
*Bronze medalist in Pan Am Games (1999)
*Senior American record holder in clean and jerk and total (1993–1997)
Notes of interest
* Former executive director of USA Weightlifting
External links
Wes Barnett - Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange
1970 births
Living people
American male weightlifters
Olympic weightlifters for the United States
Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from St. Joseph, Missouri
Johnson County Community College people
Weightlifters at the 1991 Pan American Games
Weightlifters at the 1995 Pan American Games
Weightlifters at the 1999 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in weightlifting
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in weightlifting
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in weightlifting
20th-century American people
21st-century American people
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