Cheryl Haworth


Cheryl Ann Haworth is an Olympic weightlifter for the United States.

Early life

Haworth was born in Savannah, Georgia, to Shiela and Robert Haworth. She also has two sisters, Katie and Beth. At the age of 12, she began weightlifting to strengthen her muscles for softball.

Personal life

Haworth received a degree from Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. Her youngest sister Katie is also a champion weightlifter. After retiring from active competition, Cheryl married her longtime girlfriend, Kalen Curtis on February 28, 2014. Haworth is also an artist and has a sold a number of paintings for hundreds of dollars.

List of weightlifting achievements

Strong! is a 2012 documentary by Julie Wyman. It is about Cheryl Haworth's efforts at the end of her career to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.