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UA graduate Sarah Robles becomes first US woman to medal twice in Olympic weight lifting

Sarah Elizabeth Robles of the United States poses with her bronze medal in the women's +87kg weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Sarah Elizabeth Robles of the United States poses with her bronze medal in the women's +87kg weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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UA graduate Sarah Robles becomes first US woman to medal twice in Olympic weight lifting
She's the Olympic medalist you've never heard about.The Olympic medalist who attended the University Of Alabama. The Olympic medalist is funny and outgoing and as strong as your truck.Sarah Robles is a grinder. A former shot putter and discus thrower at Bama in the mid-2000s, Sarah has seen it all.Standing in line at the food bank when efforts to be a pro weightlifter collapsed. Sleeping in a friend's guitar room when things were lean.Today, Sarah Robles is smiling. 309 pounds and an immovable object. She's done something that has never been accomplished in the long history of the Olympic Games. Sarah Robles has won a bronze medal in the heaviest division that is contested. She also won a bronze medal five years ago in Rio. The rub? She's the first American woman to win two medals in weight lighting.Sarah Robles is 33 years old and she's ready for more. While she says that her hobbies include making jewelry, reading and talking, her heart is with lifting weight, and a lot of it.Sarah Robles is big and bold and bombastic.She's outgoing and smart and driven.She's an Olympic record holder who was built by Bama, and she's built to last.

She's the Olympic medalist you've never heard about.

The Olympic medalist who attended the University Of Alabama. The Olympic medalist is funny and outgoing and as strong as your truck.

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Sarah Robles is a grinder. A former shot putter and discus thrower at Bama in the mid-2000s, Sarah has seen it all.

Standing in line at the food bank when efforts to be a pro weightlifter collapsed. Sleeping in a friend's guitar room when things were lean.

Today, Sarah Robles is smiling. 309 pounds and an immovable object. She's done something that has never been accomplished in the long history of the Olympic Games.

Sarah Robles has won a bronze medal in the heaviest division that is contested. She also won a bronze medal five years ago in Rio.

The rub? She's the first American woman to win two medals in weight lighting.

Sarah Robles is 33 years old and she's ready for more. While she says that her hobbies include making jewelry, reading and talking, her heart is with lifting weight, and a lot of it.

Sarah Robles is big and bold and bombastic.

She's outgoing and smart and driven.

She's an Olympic record holder who was built by Bama, and she's built to last.

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