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Giles Greenwood

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Giles Greenwood
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1971-01-26) 26 January 1971 (age 53)
London
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Weight123 kg (271 lb)
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportWeightlifting
Event–+105kg
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 105+ kg Snatch
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 105+ kg Snatch
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 105+ kg Total
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 105+ kg Total
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester 105+ kg Clean & Jerk

Giles Greenwood is a male former weightlifting competitor for England and current weightlifting coach.

Weightlifting career

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At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester he won a gold medal in the 105+ kg snatch, a silver in the combined and a bronze in the clean and jerk. Previously he had competed at both the 1994 Commonwealth Games for England[1][2] and the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur for England where he won a silver medal in the snatch and a bronze medal in the combined.[3][4][5]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Result Rank 1 2 3 Result Rank
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
1999 Greece Athens, Greece +105 kg 160.0 165.0 172.5 172.5 20 200.0 207.5 207.5 200.0 30 372.5 22
1995 China Guangzhou, China[6] +108 kg 155.0 162.5 167.5 162.5 20 185.0 192.5 200.0 192.5 19 355.0 19
1994 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey[7] 108 kg 140.0 145.0 150.0 150.0 23 175.0 180.0 185.0 180.0 25 330.0 24
European Championships
2002 Turkey Antalya, Turkey +105 kg 160.0 165.0 165.0 13 190.0 197.5 197.5 14 362.5 14
2001 Slovakia Trenčín, Slovakia +105 kg 155.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 9 180.0 185.0 190.0 185.0 9 345.0 8
2000 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria +105 kg 160.0 165.0 170.0 160.0 12 190.0 200.0 205.0 200.0 13 365.0 12
1999 Spain La Coruña, Spain +105 kg 150.0 160.0 160.0 150.0 15
1998 Germany Riesa, Germany +105 kg 152.5 160.0 160.0 160.0 15 182.5 190.0 195.0 190.0 16 350.0 15
1994 Czech Republic Sokolov, Czech Republic 108 kg 152.5 9 182.5 13 335.0 11
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games *
2002 England Manchester, England +105 kg 175.0 180.0 180.0 180.0 1st place, gold medalist(s) 192.5 200.0 207.5 207.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 387.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1998 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +105 kg 160.0 162.5 162.5 162.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 190.0 4 352.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1994 Canada Victoria, Canada +108 kg

* By 2002, medals were awarded in all three categories.

References

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  1. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  2. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "67th World Championships". www.iwrp.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  7. ^ "66th World Championships". www.iwrp.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.