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For the Irish rugby player, see Damian Browne. For other people, see Damien Brown (disambiguation).

Damian Brown
Personal information
Born (1970-03-20) 20 March 1970 (age 54)
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Medal record
Weightlifting
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 76 kg C&J
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 77 kg C&J
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 77 kg Combined
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 77 kg Snatch
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 76 kg Combined
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland 75 kg C&J
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 76 kg Snatch
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 77 kg Snatch

Damian Brown (born 20 March 1970 in Adelaide) is an Australian weightlifter who competed at three Olympic Games[1] and four Commonwealth Games.

He competed at the 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics in the middleweight class. His best result was fourteenth in 2000.

At the Commonwealth Games, Brown won four gold medals, a silver medal and three bronze medals between 1990 and 2002.[2][3] He was Australia's flag bearer during the opening ceremony for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[4]

He was an ambassador for Australia Day in the local area.[5]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Damian Brown". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games Results". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Weightlifting:Damian Brown". 19 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Games get stylish opening". 25 July 2002.
  5. ^ "Olympic Games weightlifter named region's Australia Day ambassador | Photos". 18 January 2018.
  • Profile at Australian Olympic Committee
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