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Kyle Bruce

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Kyle Bruce
Personal information
Full nameKyle John Ryan Christopher Park Bruce
Born (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Country Australia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class81 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Weightlifting
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Men's 81 kg
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent 81 kg
Updated on 1 August 2022

Kyle John Ryan Christopher Park Bruce (born 12 July 1999) is an Australian weightlifter competing in the 81 kg weight class. He won silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Career

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Bruce competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1] He finished in 15th place in this competition.[1] The 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were also held at the same time and he won the silver medal in this event.[2][3] This result enabled him to qualify to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[4][5]

In 2022, Brunce lifted a total of 323kg to win silver in the 81 kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Gold for Egypt and First World Records – Day 6 at the IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships". IWF. 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. ^ Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games: England's Chris Murray and Sarah Davies win weightlifting golds". BBC Sport. 1 August 2022.
  7. ^ Burke, Patrick (1 August 2022). "Murray, Davies and Charron set Commonwealth Games records to win weightlifting golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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