British Girl Can Lift Almost Twice Her Weight

Zoe Smith looks like your typical 14-year-old. She has a shy smile and, at only 5' 2'', she's quite petite. But Zoe is strong ... seriously strong. She's a competitive weightlifter and is creating quite a stir in the sport. Zoe weighs around 125 pounds, but in one clean and jerk, she hoisted 210 pounds worth of weights over her head.

Hailing from London, Zoe took gold in the 2008 Commonwealth Games and was later named one of the British Olympic Association's Athletes of the Year. That's impressive under normal circumstances, but when you consider that Zoe has only been involved in the sport for two years, it's even more astonishing.

What an awesome role model Zoe is for young girls. Strong and dedicated, she shows how young girls can accomplish anything when they set their minds to it.

Keep an eye out for Zoe in the next Olympic Games. My guess is she'll be there. And maybe she'll show her teammates how to lift without making tragic exercise faces.