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62-year-old weightlifter reclaims world record
Michelle Galloway, a Meridian YMCA instructor in Idaho, snatched one hundred twenty-one pounds in Athens to retake the Masters record she lost in Las Vegas.
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- First reported by KHOU: “62-year-old weightlifter reclaims world record”, with reporting from KREM, KIVI and KTVB via Yahoo Sports.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 7:46 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance.
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- KHOU62-year-old weightlifter reclaims world record
- KREM'I'm a strong old grandma': 62-year-old Idaho weightlifter breaks world record October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- KIVI62-year-old Meridian YMCA instructor wins world title and breaks weightlifting record facts used on air
- KTVB via Yahoo Sports'I'm a strong old grandma': 62-year-old Idaho weightlifter breaks world record - Yahoo Sports facts used on air
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMichelle Galloway, who is sixty-two, an instructor at the Meridian YMCA in Idaho and a grandmother, set a Masters world record in Athens by lifting one hundred twenty-one pounds in the snatch.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Las Vegas this year she lost the snatch record to an Australian competitor. Then she went to Athens and took the Masters record.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the inspiring part is a grudge.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI've seen smaller disputes end in treaties, Hank.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorShe says she's two years older than she was in Finland, and yet each year she has moved the records up higher.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe started lifting at fifty-four, and she hopes to set records in Japan next.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorJapan should be warned.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd the Australian has been told where the bar is.
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