Wesley “ Wes” T. Barnett (born April 1, 1970 in St. Joseph, Missouri) was a two time Olympic weightlifter in 1992 and 1996 for the United States. He also earned a silver and a bronze metal in 1997 at the World Championship in Chang Mai.

Barnett is the former Executive Director of USA Weightlifting and is in the Hall of Fame Weightlifting.