Michaela Breeze

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Michaela Breeze
MBE
Personal information
Born (1979-05-17) 17 May 1979 (age 44)
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 58 kg
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Loutraki 58 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Spala 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sofia 58 kg

Michaela Alica Breeze MBE (born 17 May 1979) is a British former weightlifter. Breeze was born in Watford and raised in Cornwall and educated at Wadebridge School.[1] She started weightlifting under the guidance of PE teacher Dave Allen.[citation needed] Breeze then went on to Bodmin Community College before attending the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.[2] Breeze is well known for commentating at various events including Rio Olympics and Tokyo Olympics.

After nearly eighteen months of starting weightlifting she was put in touch with a new coach, Ken Price. She sustained a back injury in 2000, which saw her miss international competition and training for over a year.

After taking a silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Breeze retired from the sport and opened a gym in Aberdare. However, she made a comeback for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, motivated by a desire to push athletes she was coaching towards qualifying for the Games themselves. Breeze won a bronze medal in the 58 kg competition, setting a new Commonwealth Games snatch record and subsequently announced her second retirement.[3]

Breeze also taught PE at Ivybridge Community College in Devon.[2] She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to weightlifting.[4][5]

Major results[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2008 China Beijing, China[6] 63 kg 80 85 --- 14 80 90 100 14 185 14
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 58 kg 92.5 95 97.5 9 115 120 112.5 14 212.5 9
Commonwealth Games
2014 Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland[7] 58 kg 91 93 95 3 108 109 113 3 202 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010 India Delhi, India[8] 63 kg 90 92 94 2 110 110 113 2 202 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia[9] 63 kg 95 98 100 1 116 120 122 2 220 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2002 England Manchester, England[10] 58 kg 87.5 87.5 87.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 107.5 112.5 112.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 200 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2007 Thailand Chang Mai, Thailand[11] 63 kg 97 97 97 9 118 121 121 11 215 10
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada[12] 58 kg 87.5 90 90 13 107.5 107.5 107.5 17 195 16
2002 Poland Warsaw, Poland[13] 58 kg 87.5 92.5 95 4 107.5 107.5 112.5 6 205 5
2001 Turkey Antalya, Turkey[14] 58 kg 75 80 80 10 90 95 100 12 175 12
1999 Greece Piraeus, Greece[15] 58 kg 80 82.5 85 14 100 102.5 105 18 185 15
European Championships
2008 Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy[16] 63 kg 96 99 101 6 117 120 120 5 219 5
2006 Poland Wladyslawowo, Poland[17] 63 kg 95 98 98 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 117 120 122 4 220 4
2005 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria[18] 63 kg 92.5 95 97.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 115 115 120 5 212.5 4
2004 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine[19] 58 kg 92.5 95 95 4 112.5 117.5 120 5 212.5 4
2003 Greece Loutraki, Greece[20] 58 kg 90 92.5 92.5 4 112.5 115 115 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 202.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2002 Turkey Antalya, Turkey[21] 58 kg 80 85 87.5 6 102.5 107.5 110 5 192.5 6
1999 Spain La Coruna, Spain[22] 58 kg 72.5 77.5 80 6 92.5 97.5 100 7 175 6
1998 Germany Riesa, Germany[23] 58 kg 70 72.5 75 8 87.5 92.5 95 6 165 7
World Junior Championships
1999 United States Savannah, Georgia, United States[24] 58 kg 75 77.5 80 5 95 100 102.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 180 4
1998 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria[25] 58 kg 70 75 77.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 87.5 92.5 92.5 6 167.5 5
European Junior Championships
1999 Poland Spala, Poland[26] 58 kg 77.5 80 82.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 97.5 100 100 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 182.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1998 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria[27] 58 kg 70 75 77.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 90 92.5 92.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 165 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Career achievements[edit]

Personal life[edit]

Breeze married Welsh netball representative Sinead Kelly in May 2015.[29]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ "Michaela's last minute Games call | This is Cornwall". thisiscornwall.co.uk. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Weightlifters and Powerlifters announced in Wales' quest for 2010 Commonwealth Games glory". disability-sport-wales.org. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  3. ^ Doel, Jon (26 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games: Michaela Breeze claims weightlifting bronze medal in farewell". WalesOnline. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. ^ "No. 59808". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Devon people recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours". BBC. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  6. ^ "2008 Olympic Games Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Commonwealth Games Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Commonwealth Games Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Commonwealth Games Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. CGF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Commonwealth Games Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. CGF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  11. ^ "2007 World Weightlifting Championship Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  12. ^ "2003 World Weightlifting Championship Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  13. ^ "2002 World Weightlifting Championship Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  14. ^ "2001 World Weightlifting Championship Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  15. ^ "1999 World Weightlifting Championship Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  16. ^ "2008 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  17. ^ "2006 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  18. ^ "2005 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  19. ^ "2004 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  20. ^ "2003 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  21. ^ "2002 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  22. ^ "1999 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  23. ^ "1998 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  24. ^ "1999 World Junior Weightlifting Championship Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  25. ^ "1999 World Junior Weightlifting Championship Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  26. ^ "1999 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  27. ^ "1998 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  28. ^ a b c d "BREEZE Michaela". International Weightlifting Federation.
  29. ^ "Sinead Breeze Aims To Blow Away Opponents at the Commonwealth Games . . . Just Like Michaela". dai-sport.com. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

External links[edit]

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