‘I knew I’d cry’: Olivia Reeves wins first US Olympic weightlifting gold in 24 years

• 24-year-old takes gold in women's 71kg division
• First US champion since Tara Nott in 2000
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Olivia Reeves won the United States' first Olympic gold medal in weightlifting in 24 years at the Paris Olympics on Friday night.

Reeves lifted 117kg (390lbs) in the snatch and 145kg (320lbs) in the clean and jerk for a total of 262kg to beat Mari Sanchez of Colombia by five kilos in the women's 71kg division. Angie Palacios of Ecuador took the bronze.