Giles Greenwood is a male former weightlifting competitor for England and current weightlifting coach.
Weightlifting career 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 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.
Major results YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123ResultRank123ResultRankRepresenting World Championships1999 Athens, Greece +105 kg 160.0165.0172.5172.520200.0207.5207.5200.030372.5221995 Guangzhou, China +108 kg 155.0162.5167.5162.520185.0192.5200.0192.519355.0191994 Istanbul, Turkey 108 kg 140.0145.0150.0150.023175.0180.0185.0180.025330.024European Championships2002 Antalya, Turkey +105 kg 160.0165.0—165.013190.0197.5—197.514362.5142001 Trenčín, Slovakia +105 kg 155.0160.0160.0160.09180.0185.0190.0185.09345.082000 Sofia, Bulgaria +105 kg 160.0165.0170.0160.012190.0200.0205.0200.013365.0121999 La Coruña, Spain +105 kg 150.0160.0160.0150.015———————1998 Riesa, Germany +105 kg 152.5160.0160.0160.015182.5190.0195.0190.016350.0151994 Sokolov, Czech Republic 108 kg 152.59182.513335.011Representing Commonwealth Games *2002 Manchester, England +105 kg 175.0180.0180.0180.0192.5200.0207.5207.5387.51998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +105 kg 160.0162.5162.5162.5190.04352.51994 Victoria, Canada +108 kg ——————
* By 2002, medals were awarded in all three categories.
References
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