Holley Mangold

Who is Holley Mangold?

Holley Mangold is an American athlete from Dayton, Ohio. She began weightlifting in 2008. She was a member of the 2012 US Olympic Team and competed in the superheavyweight division of the Olympic weightlifting competition. She stands 5-foot-8 and weighs 350 pounds.

Mangold played high school football at Archbishop Alter High School as an offensive lineman. She was the first female non-kicker to play in an Ohio Division III high-school football game. She dropped out of Ursuline College in May 2010 where she was attending on a track scholarship.

A video documentary about her life premiered on MTV's "True Life" on June 30, 2011 in an episode titled "I'm the Big Girl."