Jack Simon Oliver (born 4 January 1991) is a weightlifter competing in the 77 kg category, representing England and Great Britain.
Early life
Oliver was educated at Eltham College.
Career 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. That year, he also won the Commonwealth Championship. In 2012 Oliver competed in the European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, and was later selected to represent Team GB at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
London 2012 Olympics 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.
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.
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.
He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.
Major results YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123Rank123RankRepresenting Olympic Games2012 London, Great Britain 77 kg 135135140111601651701031010World Championships2015 Houston, United States 77 kg 1361401403317017617628316292013 Wrocław, Poland 85 kg 1351401432217317318121313212011 Paris, France 77 kg 132137140261551551602930026European Championships2019 Batumi, Georgia 81 kg 1421461501217217617614322132016 Førde, Norway 77 kg 14014414815173178—14317152015 Tbilisi, Georgia 77 kg 1401451501017017518010320112012 Antalya, Turkey 77 kg 137137142141621621671930416Universiade2011 Shenzhen, China 77 kg 130135135141521571571528215Representing Commonwealth Games2018 Gold Coast, Australia 77 kg 14114514816717117143122014 Glasgow, Scotland 77 kg 1381421453171174174531342010 Delhi, India 77 kg 121126130914214815272698Commonwealth Championships2017 Gold Coast, Australia 77 kg 127131135615516016510291102011 Cape Town, South Africa 77 kg 130135137155160160297
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