Definitely not going to be a medal in Rio, that's now less than 1 year away and he's totalling just under 300kg, when the bronze in 2012 took a total of 332kg alone, and everyone who's lifting in the 330 range is about 20 years old. He'll make gains but I think it'll be too early for him at 16 to win a medal. (like his trainer said).<p>In 2016, very possible. He's definitely well on his way. I think the main thing to know is that he's not just a US nationals champ at his age (a country who won 0 WL medals at the olympics in 2012, i.e. not super significant). But rather that at his age, he is the nr 1 ranked in the world by the international weightlifting federation. 20 people lift more than he does, but they're all older by at least 1 full year (and others well into their 30s by now). One can wonder if he has what it takes to increase by 35-40kg in the next 5 years. He added as much over the last 12 months, but of course it gets exponentially more difficult as you go up. On paper it looks like he can do it but 5 years of dedication is a long time, and it's likely that he'll have to jump a weight division as he grows into an adolescent body. We'll have to see!