| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Holley Mangold |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | December 22, 1989 |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Olympic weightlifting,[1] high school football[2] |
Holley Mangold (born December 22, 1989) is an American sportsperson from Dayton, Ohio.[3] She was a member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team and competed in the superheavyweight division of the Olympic weightlifting competition.[1] She has also appeared on The Biggest Loser.[4]
Mangold is the sister of NFL center Nick Mangold.[5][6]
Mangold played high school football at Archbishop Alter High School on the offensive line[7] and was the first female non-kicker to play in an Ohio Division III high-school football game.[8] She dropped out of Ursuline College in May 2010;[1] she had attended Ursuline on a track scholarship.[7]
Mangold began weightlifting in 2008.[9] She stands 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall.[1] As of 2014, her in-competition weight was 370 pounds (170 kg).[10]
Mangold's personal weightlifting record total is 255 kilos (562.2 pounds) from a 110 kilo (242.5 pounds) snatch and 145 kilo (319.7 pounds) clean and jerk. That aggregate total landed her one of two spots on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team.[1] However, before she went to London to compete, Mangold tore a tendon in her wrist and required three cortisone shots before the super heavyweight competition. Mangold placed tenth out of the 14 weightlifters in her division.[11]
A video documentary about Mangold's life premiered on MTV's "True Life" on June 30, 2011 in an episode entitled "I'm the Big Girl."[12]
Mangold was a participant in The Biggest Loser: Second Chances 2, the 15th season of the TV series, The Biggest Loser. She was eliminated after seven episodes.[13]
On June 1, 2015, an Instagram video of Mangold spoofing J. J. Watt's box jumps went viral.[14]
