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Geoff Laws
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1956-12-19) 19 December 1956 (age 67)
London
Sport
ClubGrove Hall
Medal record
weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane 56kg bantamweight

Geoffrey 'Geoff' Laws (born 1956), is a male former weightlifter who competed for Great Britain and England.

Weightlifting career

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Laws represented Great Britain in the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 56 kg bantamweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2] Four years later he represented England in the 60 kg featherweight division at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland[3] and represented England in a third Games, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.