Katherine Nye is one of the most popular and richest Weightlifter who was born on January 5, 1999 in Bowlegs, Oklahoma, United States.
In 2019 she competed at the 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in the 71 kg division against fellow teammate Mattie Rogers. During the competition she set Panamerican records in the snatch and total on her way to winning gold medals in all three lifts. In June 2019 she competed at the 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in the 71 kg category, where her total of 246 kg was a full 34 kg over the silver medalist.
At the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships she competed in the 71 kg division against teammate Mattie Rogers. In the snatch portion she set a junior world record with a 112 kg lift. She completed a 136 kg clean & jerk to sweep gold medals in all lifts. She became the youngest U.S. woman to win a World championship, and the second since Robin Goad in 1994. With her gold medals at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships, Junior World Weightlifting Championships and World Weightlifting Championships in 2019 she was awarded the 2019 IWF Lifter of the Year with 9,105 votes.
