Hampton Morris Sets A New World Record! Last-Chance Olympic Qualifier

Hampton Morris sets the USA's first men's senior world record in 55 years with a colossal 176kg clean and jerk, surpassing Li Fabin's best in the lift.
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[@EmorettaRobinson]

Hampton is such a phenomenal lifter. And seeing how Hampton and his coaches were celebrating was amazing. To be 19 years-old and setting records is incredible.

[@Antpaok]

he is 20 now but yes

[@dyelbodybuild5601]

Idk if it’s his coach or not but that guy has to be 100 percent his dad. No denying that hug.

[@ItsPandatory]

Congratulations Hampton. I thought I would never see a men's world record from the USA.

[@justinmadair]

The first time I saw Hampton Morris I thought "Huh. Jacked Pee Wee Herman". There have been no jokes rising in my head since that first time because this kid is freaking legit. This blows my mind, and I love seeing it. Can't wait to watch him as time goes on. Btw- there's a great docu about him called Hamp the Champ on KZbin that give great insight into his life, mentality, and training. Worth a look, imho.

[@landenx]

Shoutout Nate Cerwinske

[@JohnDoherty-dl2fz]

The first time I saw Hampton Morris was when I saw a vid of an unknown (to me) 56 kg kid back squatting 290 lbs for 10 reps! I thought it was fake on KZbin. It was 2018 and I had no idea who he was. I found out pretty quickly.

[@JohnDoherty-dl2fz]

Correction Only 5 reps. I misremembered. It’s still overwhelming.

[@JohnDoherty-dl2fz]

Correction. 5 reps. I misremembered still phenomenal. Knocked me for a loop.

[@ubermenschbrent]

@@landenxOath. Nate is a champ too for making that doco

[@TeachingMyselfWeightlifting]

The clean on the 172 attempt was UNREAL - amazing lifting from this dude.

[@joestabile2454]

Wow... I got chills watching his lift...I was 13 when Joe Dube set his world record in 1968....hope this young man keeps progressing.....looking forward to watching more of his lifting.....

[@Miiiiiiighty]

Am not surprised. Anyone that has seen that great documentary on him by Nate Cerwinske knows the guys does everything in his control to perform, and already did massive PR's / unofficial WR training

[@onguad]

That documentary is awesome. There’s almost no media like that in the sport. Hamp the Champ is a well-deserved nickname, too.

[@CyraNoavek]

Wow. Thanks for providing this video of this phenomenal event. Breathtaking.

[@williamoleary9330]

Unbelievable! 55 years! Congratulations!!!

[@jessfrankel5212]

I'd seen Morris lift in other competitions and thought he was good, that he had potential, but I never figured that he'd set a world record. Good for him, and I hope he continues breaking records.

[@a_nick_t]

On Hampton’s IG story is video of him cleanly snatching 134 kg. in the training hall. So there’s more in the tank. He’s also C&J around 180 kg. in training.

[@AR-rt9jr]

hopefully he stays 19 for 3 more years like karlos nasar.

[@lpmorify]

🤣🤣🤣

[@magnus9165]

How did I miss this huge talent. What a great American lifter. WOW. Congrats. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jeffreylocke8808]

Congratulations Hampton Morris!!! Wow just WOW!!!

[@bio7377]

what a beast! awesome job hampton!

[@theparadisesnare]

What an absolute beast. Congrats big dawg Hampton!

[@hdvictoryford5329]

Fantastic job young man, Congrats.

[@Perspari]

What a boss, amazing work!

[@bartmcdowell8349]

Holy crap USA has a contender!!!

[@sandrost4243]

It's hard not to cheer for him, just outstanding discipline and execution. Amazing lift.

[@augustinep6193]

Good video. Thanks.

[@strongestdirector6137]

Phenomenal lifting from Hampton, I live in the same city as him I need to swing by one of his training sessions

[@jeffersonye7572]

Gotta find the Crunch Fitness he lifts at 😂

[@strongestdirector6137]

@@jeffersonye7572 basically got the only American world record holder in the last 50 years training at Crunch fitness. He should be training at the Olympic Training Center or something

[@turkishdelight6032]

Doesn't he train in his home gym? You're gonna stop by his house lol?

[@strongestdirector6137]

@@turkishdelight6032 I’ve seen him train at 2 gyms outside of his house crunch fitness and Allsouth Barbell around ATL

[@cheap_clips]

Could you also go with him in a shower?

[@lincslegend6936]

Wow. Immense strength. 😮😮😮😮

[@malcolmhales8181]

Amazing lift. Thanks for the great coverage as always

[@johngeorge9423]

Amazing! I've been watching him for a couple years. So happy for him and his team. Great for US lifting as well. Let go!!

[@JoshITF82]

Unbelievable! Way to go kiddo! Excellent lift! Oh boy that's gonna be hard to beat in his weight class.

[@winanderson4143]

I knew it! Congratulations, Hampton Morris. You are a true champion. Now, on to Paris!

[@coachcoopfitness]

What an absolute dog. I knew he had it to compete at this level but to see a world record shocked me. So freakin excited. Congrats Hampton, lets go USA!!!

[@joekail8031]

What an incredible achievement. God bless him

[@brandonrapola]

Outstanding!!

[@shifty220]

Fantastic lifting from Hampton, been a long time coming! 💪

[@Chaos4Eva1]

Wow mad RESPECT young man!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@leodegas7731]

Newcomer to these videos, but I'm so glad that I got to see this. At 62 years old, I'm just starting to lift heavy. I can appreciate this sooo much. 🏋🏼‍♂️👍

[@WanderingSword]

congrats bro!

[@boastyy]

Awesome lift!😀

[@redspeye7823]

Absolutely amazing performance by our boy Hampton! #kickoutthepressout

[@kilolifter9491]

Amazing lifter! Michael Martin comes to mind. 16 year old lifter clean and jerked 175 at 77 kg. I believe that was 99 or 00

[@petershepherd4296]

Wow I really enjoyed watching this young man do so well in the clean and jerk. So many weightlifters in this comp have bombed out missing their chance to complete in the Olympics in Paris . This cleans his first lift with amazing power , then a slight elbow wabble lost him the lift ,which he stabilised beautify. To return to the platform with suitable lockout for the next much heavier lifts ,What ! and not to mention a 61kg man lifting 176 kgs above his head, with ease Wow . I would like to see Lasha do that ( and don't get me wrong Lasha is my favourite weightlifter) I am educating my self to consider the smaller men which I was once myself.

[@richardlawton1023]

Oh my God..what a lift.

[@xavierdemerson1913]

Un campeon simpatico con un futuro brillante

[@ingelheim2195]

"Phuket, YOLO". - Hampton.

[@mu0nt893]

Hard work is hard work, good job

[@Lorijenken]

heck ya thats huge! no fear pure power!

[@sakaue]

"The Kid has done it"

[@1969MARKETING]

only 19 too...he's got a amazing future ahead of him if he continues with the sport.

[@andrewmacdonald8076]

Great stuff 🥝🇳🇿

[@bobanderson7209]

Amazing!!!

[@pureevoix]

Congratulations Hampton Morris! Amazing lifts and performance at only 19. Clean looks soooo strong.

[@tommysvlogsandreviews]

Marietta, GA stand up!!

[@teddygrammatonbmx2226]

“Hampton Morris, Will Save Us All!!!”

[@noahharmer8288]

Ah yes thank you for actually covering the best performances and meaningful stories of the day today

[@rustyelder]

MASSIVE!!!

[@c4a5m3]

Awesome.

[@user-lo5br5ms9f]

Pyross dimas is working good ❤

[@DavidLee-cw6ci]

An American world record? Extraordinary

[@marcuscustodio9338]

When we will get the full vídeo in KZbin?

[@jgfleet]

Jeezuz!!!! Beast!

[@hoodlum64]

Incredible lift!!

[@amazingpillowfort]

Absolutely huge! The commentary really added to this WR. You can't help rooting for Hamp.

[@EEWombat]

What a monster that young man is. "Hampton the champion" is coming someday soon....

[@mftmachining]

Big congrats to the young man...well deserved...hats off.👍👍👍💪👀🥇

[@NONO-hz4vo]

What is impressive is those lifts look a bit raw still. As he gets more experience and some more mature muscle he is bound to take down a few more records. Impressive.

[@giorgiogenox914]

Meraviglioso

[@turkishdelight6032]

I find it crazy that his feet and straight forward. Very impressive lift

[@iowa_don]

He actually set THREE world records with TWO lifts. One Junior WR in the C&J and then both a Junior AND Senior WR in the C&J! Holy Cow!! According to "Weightlifting - Progression of World records", Bob Bednarski was the last USA lifter to set a WR (he actually set two World Records in 1969. One in the press and one in the C&J). Joe Dube set two World Records in the press in 1968.

[@thomasNL030]

To do this at 19YO is INCREDIBLE

[@NONO-hz4vo]

He turned 20 in February of this year. I know everyone is saying he is 19 so I figured we could start getting that set straight.

[@rollerr]

This video nicely encapsulates what is great and awful about oly lifting- the "press out" no lift at the start is beyond stupid, but the record setting lift is so impressive and amazing.

[@robschilke]

Phuket he balled.

[@weberlin5821]

Hamp reppin’ for the USA!!

[@IgnatiusCheese]

LET'S GO!

[@balachandrangiridharan8886]

The sullamanov from Bulgaria lifted I think 192 kg!

[@user-jf7uy4lm5l]

Congratulations!🤯💪

[@onnoholling7107]

Fantastic lift💪💪

[@xpswebstar420]

If you haven't seen Nate Cerwinske's short film on KZbin about Hampton Morris called Hamp the Champ, then you should.

[@cartert147]

VIVA! LA! AMERICA!!!

[@genautelevishn5999]

nate cerwinske 👏🏻

[@Nannesful]

amazing hardwork paid off kudos

[@olyseth]

can you atleast post the name of the event?

[@AP27081]

I remember seeing videos of this kid when he was super skinny taking that wide open mouth brace and thinking how goofy he looked. Nothing goofy about this kid’s strength! 🤯

[@wesleybell4240]

I remember seeing him lift at 14yo skinny kid then and now super strong

[@gold122333]

Congratulations Hampton and USA! greetings from Georgia

[@shinjiyoshida141]

Crazy how he out lifted Fabin by 10kgs and still lost by almost 10 in the total

[@user-tz9jh6pv2j]

He didn't "out lift" fabin lol. He already won so he didn't bother

[@JohnDoherty-dl2fz]

User you are correct Fabin out totaled Hamp but don’t say Fabin didn’t “bother” Fabin tried and failed with 173 to increase his total world record. Fabin is still the better lifter because of his superhuman snatch but if he is off his snatches in Paris Hamp could make it very interesting.

[@jamesmullen2684]

Hampton looks his age, 19, whereas Carlos Nassar, who is said to be 19, looks 35.

[@nattyfatty6.0]

And now you realize superficial appearance is a really bad proxy for chronological age. I'm 33 but most people think I look 45

[@a_nick_t]

He’s 20. Still pretty young!

[@hansschwartz1480]

Yeah one guy is just on a HIGHER dose of peds…

[@user-uf5nu7uu7y]

What an animal 🎉🇺🇸

[@davidgpeterson]

YEEEEESSSSSSSS!!

[@somerandomguy8431]

Can someone explain to me, as someone who doesn't oly lift, why was the first lift a no lift; the jerk looked to me fluid and in one motion

[@a_nick_t]

Elbows unlocked and re-locked at the end. Called a “press-out”.

[@JohnDoherty-dl2fz]

Before today I was hoping for a medal in Paris. Now I’m expecting one. Don’t be teasing me Hamp.

[@johnpsmith84]

crazy strong! wonder if he's related to peewee Herman, looks sorta like him.

[@kostasmitsios7936]

4.56 Was Pyrros Dimas ?

[@jakefinn9846]

Ever since watching the hamp the champ mini documentary by Nate on KZbin, he’s been one of my favourites

[@kalaba8811]

Какая весовая категория? Нигде не пишут

[@HM-qe9pd]

WADA on its way

[@nattyfatty6.0]

He does look a bit too yoked

[@hansschwartz1480]

You think he’s on something? Suspicious to say the least @@nattyfatty6.0

[@YukiGibson]

We all know US takes testing seriously, or at least pretends to

[@aparker87]

Its only fair we assume hes juicing. We treat every other elite lifter this way.

[@HM-qe9pd]

@@aparker87 wholeheartedly agree. It will only be Americans who tell you he’s natural and they have strict testing parameters

[@nattyfatty6.0]

That's like 10kg more than I weigh, damn

[@Supermandrama]

🎉🎉🎉

[@johnalvarado179]

Been following him for years I knew he was gonna be a monster

[@PinkyFingerPedalStrike]

Someone please educate me on the difference between a Junior and Senior World Record? Apparently he set both?

[@418cjpaul]

an incredible lift!!!

[@declanosullivan8749]

What an athlete, he’s jacked too , those quads 😮 A 60kg man throwing almost 180kg over his head is scary

[@thundermyth]

Hamp the champ

[@stoutlager6325]

Holy crap! Well done, Hampton!

[@Sajidov3]

Forgive my relative lack of knowledge here, but how can 176kg be a world record in the C&J at 61kg if Naim lifted 190kg in the 60kg class? Shouldn't a lower weight class lifter get the benefit of the higher class as well if his lift is heavier?