Youngest Weightlifter 2014 - Jake Schellenschlager
14 years old Jake Schellenschlager is the youngest weightlifter, who can lift twice his weight - a feat that impresses powerlifting aficionados and worries pediatricians who believe the sport poses risks to developing bodies. On this day, Jake is hoping to set world or personal records.
Jake had been hoping to compete in the 114-pound category and spent the evening before at the gym, running on a treadmill, trying to drop water weight. In the morning, though, the scale in the bathroom of his Pasadena home in Anne Arundel County (Maryland) was stuck at 118.
