| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jenny Lyvette Arthur |
| Born | December 11, 1993 Gainesville, Georgia, United States |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 80.95 kg (178 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | –81 kg |
Medal record | |
Jenny Lyvette Arthur (born December 11, 1993) is an American weightlifter that qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Arthur attended Chestatee High School. [1]
In 2010, she won the youth national weightlifting championship. [2]
Arthur qualified for the 2016 Olympics by virtue of her placement at the last two World Weightlifting Championships. [3] [4]
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