Weightlifting achievements

• Senior World team member (1989)
• Junior National Champion (1983 & 1984)
• Junior World team member (1983 & 1984)
• All-time Junior American record holder in clean and jerk
  Clean and jerk
  The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...
  
  
• Official 2000 Olympic Trials Commentator for NBC
  NBC
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• 2003 World Championships announcer

Note(s) of interest

• Competed in hammer throw
  Hammer throw
  The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
  
   at University of Washington
  University of Washington
  University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
  
   (189 feet first year)
• Snatched
  Snatch (weightlifting)
  The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
  
  300 lbs. for 17 straight years (1983-1999)
• Clean and jerked 400 lbs for 18 straight years (1983-2000)

External links

• Sam Maxwell - Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange