Karyn Marshall

Karyn Susan Marshall, maiden name Tarter (?) Or Bastiansen (?) ( Born April 2, 1956) is an American weightlifter.

Career

Karyn S. Marshall native of New York and began in 1978 with the weight lifting (?) - At a time when the women 's weightlifting was still in its infancy. In 1982, she was at the inaugural USA Championships title holder in the heavyweight division. On April 20, 1985, she reached in pushing 303 lbs. = 137.5 kg, an unofficial world record. At the 1987 World Championships in Daytona Beach, which also included competitions for women for the first time, she won the weight class up to 82.5 kg with a duel - output of 220 kg; so that they could even win the open weight class. In the next few years, she moved into the upwardly open weight class from 82.5 kg, but had to be there the Han Chinese women Changmei or Li Yajuan beaten.

Marshall made ​​his career on a professional level. They won in 1980 with a Bachelor of science from Columbia University, then spent ten years as a financial analyst on Wall Street in New York and then made a new training as a chiropractor and operates as Dr. Karyn S. Marshall a practice in New York. The weight lifting she remained faithful and was still frequent U.S. champion of "Masters ", the last time in 2005.

International success / Mehrkampf

(WM = World Championship, BW = body weight)

Medals individual disciplines

  • World Championship gold medals: 1987, Snatch, 95 kg - 1987, pushing, 125 kg - 1989, Snatch, 110 kg - 1990, tearing, 112.5 kg
  • World Championship silver medals in 1988, tearing, 97.5 kg - 1988, pushing, 127.5 kg - 1989, pushing, 130 kg - 1990, pushing, 130 kg

USA Championships

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