Anthony Arthur (weightlifter)

Anthony Arthur (born (1973-03-02)2 March 1973 in Manchester) is a retired British male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Great Britain and England at international competitions.

Anthony Arthur
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Arthur
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1973-03-02) 2 March 1973
Manchester, United Kingdom
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight83.98 kg (185.1 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
 England
SportWeightlifting
Weight class85 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 94kg snatch
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 85kg combined
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 85kg snatch
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester 85kg clean & jerk

Weightlifting career

He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 83 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships.[1] He represented England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he won a bronze medal in the 94 kg snatch category.[2][3] Four years later he competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the 85 kg division and won two silver medals in the combined and snatch and a bronze medal in the clean and jerk.[4]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
1996United States Atlanta, United States83 kg140 147.5 152.5 N/A170 180 187.5 N/A327.5 12
World Championships
2001Turkey Antalya, Turkey85 kg135140142.5171651701701731015
1999Greece Piraeus, Greece94 kg150155---31155------5231041

References
  1. "2001 Weightlifting World Championships - Anthony Arthur". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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