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Interestingly, she claims that her weight was responsible for a 10th place finish at The London Games, though she was only 23 lbs heavier than her Olympic weight.
Here's a link to the original article: http://www.wdtn.com/news/local/montgomery/holley-mangold-wants-to-be-biggest-loser
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - Let it never be said that Holley Mangold does not give it all to be the best.
The Centerville native played football in high school, lifted weights in the Olympic Games and will now take on The Biggest Loser weight loss challenge on NBC.
NBC Sports.com is reporting that Mangold is a contestant on the next season of the popular show.
She hopes it will be her ticket to the weightlifting competition at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016.
Mangold placed 10th in the super heavyweight division at the London Games. She told NBC Sports that her weight contributed to her poor performance along with a wrist injury. She weighed 346 games in London, 60 pounds heavier than the other competitors in her weight class.
Mangold will start the Biggest Loser at 351 pounds and hopes to trim down to a weight that will work in her favor to win a spot on the Olympic team in Rio.
She says the producers of the show reached out to her to appear. She pulled out of the Pan American Championships and the World University Games in order to participate.
The Mangold name is well known in local athletic circles. She graduated from Alter High School in Kettering having played on the boys football squad.
Her brother, Nick, is an All-pro lineman in the NFL. He plays for the New York Jets and was a standout during his years playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Holley started weightlifting in 2008. The Biggest Loser begins its new season on WDTN-TV and NBC October 8.
Here's a link to the original article: http://www.wdtn.com/news/local/montgomery/holley-mangold-wants-to-be-biggest-loser
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - Let it never be said that Holley Mangold does not give it all to be the best.
The Centerville native played football in high school, lifted weights in the Olympic Games and will now take on The Biggest Loser weight loss challenge on NBC.
NBC Sports.com is reporting that Mangold is a contestant on the next season of the popular show.
She hopes it will be her ticket to the weightlifting competition at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016.
Mangold placed 10th in the super heavyweight division at the London Games. She told NBC Sports that her weight contributed to her poor performance along with a wrist injury. She weighed 346 games in London, 60 pounds heavier than the other competitors in her weight class.
Mangold will start the Biggest Loser at 351 pounds and hopes to trim down to a weight that will work in her favor to win a spot on the Olympic team in Rio.
She says the producers of the show reached out to her to appear. She pulled out of the Pan American Championships and the World University Games in order to participate.
The Mangold name is well known in local athletic circles. She graduated from Alter High School in Kettering having played on the boys football squad.
Her brother, Nick, is an All-pro lineman in the NFL. He plays for the New York Jets and was a standout during his years playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Holley started weightlifting in 2008. The Biggest Loser begins its new season on WDTN-TV and NBC October 8.
