Wesley Brian Kitts ( ; born May 22, 1990) is an American weightlifter, two time Pan American Champion and Pan American Games Champion competing in the 105 kg category until 2018 and 109 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.PDF listing of 2018 Group B world championship entrants in 109 kg
Career In 2018 he competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the 109 kg division finishing 10th overall.
In 2019 he competed at the 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in the 109 kg division winning a silver medal in the snatch and gold medals in the clean & jerk, his total of 399 kg was 17 kg more than the silver medalist, and a new Pan American record. On July 30 he competed in the 109 kg division at the Pan American Games. After the snatch portion he was in fourth place, a total of 18 kg behind Jorge Arroyo, he was able to complete his third lift of 217 kg in the clean & jerk to win the gold medal by 1 kg.
He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He finished eighth with a total lift of 390 kg.
He won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.
In August 2024, Kitts competed in the men's 102kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 374 kg in total and finished in eighth position.
In October 2025, Kitts signed up to compete in weightlifting at the inaugural Enhanced Games, set to take place in May 2026.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Olympic Games 2021 Tokyo, Japan 109 kg 173 177 177 213 213 220 390 8 2024 Paris, France 102 kg 167 172 177 202 210 210 374 8 World Championships 2017 Anaheim, United States 105 kg 165 172 176 11 202 203 210 10 386 10 2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 109 kg 168 174 174 18 208 215 222 5 390 122019 Pattaya, Thailand 109 kg 170 175 177 18 211 218 225 12 388 14 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 102 kg 164 165 170 11 202 207 209 7 379 8 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 109 kg 160 165 170 9 191 200 — 13 370 11Pan American Games2019 Lima, Peru 109 kg 165 171 172 207 214 217 389 Pan American Championships 2016 Cartagena, Colombia 105 kg 152 152 165 5 188 201 208 7 353 4 2017 Miami, United States 105 kg 162 170 175 200 208 209 5 375 2018 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 105 kg 165 172 181 202 211 212 384 2019 Guatemala City, Guatemala 109 kg 165 172 176 207 214 223 399 2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 109 kg 155 160 165 190 — — 5 350 42023 Bariloche, Argentina109 kg155160165190200 —365
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