Naomi Kutin
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Naomi Chaya Kutin (born September 23, 2001 in Mount Kisco, New York)[1] is an American powerlifter who has set numerous records in the sport at several weight classes since starting her career at the age of 8. Her accomplishments as a Modern Orthodox Jewish woman in a field predominantly populated by men was the subject of the 2016 documentary Supergirl.
Raised in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Kutin is the daughter of Ed Kutin, a fellow powerlifter of Ashkenazi Jewish background, and Neshama (Weber) Kutin, a Colorado native of English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and German background. Kutin's mother, who was raised Pentecostal Christian before converting to Judaism in adulthood, wanted her daughter to participate in activities like powerlifting that would make her an empowered woman.[2]
Kutin attended Yeshivat Noam in Paramus, New Jersey and was a member of the class of 2019 at Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School in Teaneck.[3] She speaks English and Hebrew.[2] Kutin, after high school, spent one year studying abroad on a gap year program in Israel by the name of Machon Maayan; she took a year to focus on personal growth before attending Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. She is currently a graduate student at Rutgers University.