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Jack Oliver (weightlifter)

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Jack Oliver
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 33)
Sidcup, England
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportWeightlifting
Event–77kg
ClubEuropa Weightlifting Club
Coached byAndy Callard & Tamas Feher
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals10th
Regional finals1st
National finals1st
Personal best320 kg (2015)
Medal record
Representing  England
Men's weightlifting
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 77 kg
Updated on 18 April 2018

Jack Simon Oliver (born 4 January 1991) is a weightlifter competing in the 77 kg category, representing England and Great Britain.[1]

Early life

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Oliver was educated at Eltham College.

Career

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Oliver represented England at the Commonwealth games in Delhi in 2010, and competed in his first World Weightlifting Championships for Great Britain in Paris, France in 2011.[2] That year, he also won the Commonwealth Championship.[3] In 2012 Oliver competed in the European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest,[4] and was later selected to represent Team GB at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]

London 2012 Olympics

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Oliver represented Team GB in the Olympic weightlifting at London 2012, competing in the 77 kg event. Oliver was successful in two of his three snatch attempts at ExCeL, lifting 140 kg on his 3rd attempt. In the clean and jerk Oliver completed three good attempts, finishing with a lift of 170 kg giving him an 8 kg personal best. Oliver's total of 310 kg meant he finished 10th overall, the best result of any British weightlifter at the London 2012 games.[6][7]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he finished in 4th, lifting 142 kg in the snatch and 171 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 313 kg.[8]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, he won the silver medal the 77 kg division. He lifted 145 kg in the snatch and 167 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 312 kg.[9]

He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2012 United Kingdom London, Great Britain 77 kg 135 135 140 11 160 165 170 10 310 10
World Championships
2015 United States Houston, United States 77 kg 136 140 140 33 170 176 176 28 316 29
2013 Poland Wrocław, Poland 85 kg 135 140 143 22 173 173 181 21 313 21
2011 France Paris, France 77 kg 132 137 140 26 155 155 160 29 300 26
European Championships
2019 Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia 81 kg 142 146 150 12 172 176 176 14 322 13
2016 Norway Førde, Norway 77 kg 140 144 148 15 173 178 — 14 317 15
2015 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia 77 kg 140 145 150 10 170 175 180 10 320 11
2012 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 77 kg 137 137 142 14 162 162 167 19 304 16
Universiade
2011 China Shenzhen, China 77 kg 130 135 135 14 152 157 157 15 282 15
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018 Australia Gold Coast, Australia 77 kg 141 145 148 1st place, gold medalist(s) 167 171 171 4 312 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 77 kg 138 142 145 3 171 174 174 5 313 4
2010 India Delhi, India 77 kg 121 126 130 9 142 148 152 7 269 8
Commonwealth Championships
2017 Australia Gold Coast, Australia 77 kg 127 131 135 6 155 160 165 10 291 10
2011 South Africa Cape Town, South Africa 77 kg 130 135 137 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 155 160 160 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 297 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Oliver records new PB at Worlds". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Athletes / Bios".
  3. ^ "Weightlifting | Athlete Profile: Jack OLIVER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Athletes / Bios".
  5. ^ "Olympic Scholar - Leeds University Sport". Archived from the original on 23 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Athletes / Bios".
  7. ^ "Jack Oliver".
  8. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Men's 77kg Group A". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Weightlifting | Result Men's 77kg - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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