I personally know two former Olympians (one in Weightlifting), and when I dabbled in Olympic Weightlifting earlier in my «career» I was getting advice directly from a former Olympic
Weightlifting gold medalist and world record holder, a former national coach and a current nationally ranked lifter.
She has learned from a diverse group of coaches, from KB expert Mike Mahler to elite powerlifter Dave Tate, as well as CST coach Cody Fielding and former US
weightlifting coach Jim Schmitz, PWA president Butch Curry and US Olympic
gold medalist Tommy Kono.