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Wesley Brian Kitts (also known as Wes Kitts) (born 22 May 1990) is an American weightlifter, two time Pan American Champion and Pan American Games Champion competing in the 105 kg category until 2018 and 109 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
Career
In 2018 he competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the 109 kg division finishing 10th overall.
In 2019 he competed at the 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in the 109 kg division winning a silver medal in the snatch and gold medals in the clean & jerk, his total of 399 kg was 17 kg more than the silver medalist, and a new Pan American record. On July 30 he competed in the 109 kg division at the Pan American Games. After the snatch portion he was in fourth place, a total of 18 kg behind Jorge Arroyo, he was able to complete his third lift of 217 kg in the clean & jerk to win the gold medal by 1 kg.
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Representing  United States | ||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Anaheim, United States | 105 kg | 165 | 176 | 11 | 203 | 210 | 10 | 386 | 10 | ||
| 2018 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 109 kg | 168 | 18 | 208 | 215 | 222 | 5 | 390 | 12 | ||
| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Cartagena, Colombia | 105 kg | 152 | 165 | 5 | 188 | 7 | 353 | 4 | |||
| 2017 | Miami, United States | 105 kg | 162 | 170 | 175 |  | 200 | 5 | 375 | | ||
| 2018 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 105 kg | 165 | 172 | | 202 | 212 |  | 384 | | ||
| 2019 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 109 kg | 165 | 176 | | 207 | 214 | 223 | | 399 | | |
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Lima, Peru | 109 kg | 165 | 172 | 4 | 207 | 214 | 217 | 1 | 389 | | |