KATE NYE

Before she became, at 20, the youngest women's world champion in US weightlifting history, netting her appearances on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and the Today show, Kate Nye bombed out: She failed to make a single lift at the 2019 Junior Pan American Championships. Upon returning from Havana s...

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Published in:Sports illustrated 2020-10, Vol.131 (14), p.20
Main Author: Steinberg, Emma
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Nye, Kate
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Weightlifting
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Summary:Before she became, at 20, the youngest women's world champion in US weightlifting history, netting her appearances on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and the Today show, Kate Nye bombed out: She failed to make a single lift at the 2019 Junior Pan American Championships. Upon returning from Havana she stayed in bed for about a week, plunging into the deepest depression she had ever experienced. Nye had struggled with the condition for two years but had never reached out for professional help. At the encouragement of her husband, Noah, she sought out medical attention and was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder. When the pandemic put the Tokyo Games on hold she painted the Olympics' five interlaced rings on the back wall of her garage turned gym in mid-May and continued her pursuit of a degree in health sciences as a senior at Oakland University in Rochester.
ISSN:0038-822X
2169-1649