Boady Santavy

Boady Santavy (born May 22, 1997) is a Canadian weightlifter from Sarnia, Ontario.[1]

Boady Santavy
Personal information
Born (1997-05-22) May 22, 1997
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportWeightlifting
Coached byDalas Santavy
Achievements and titles
World finalsjunior x3 - senior x2
Highest world ranking10th (2018)
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 181 kg (2021)
  • Clean and jerk: 210 kg (2019)
  • Total: 389 kg (2021)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima–96 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 Santo Domingo–96 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Guatemala City–96 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold Coast–94 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tashkent–96 kg

Personal life

Santavy's father, Dalas competed at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships, while his grandfather Bob, represented the country at the 1968 and 1976 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and Montreal respectively. Santavy's grandfather also won a bronze at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City. Santavy's younger brother Noah is also a weightlifter.[2]

On Sunday, March 18, 2018, Santavy struck and seriously injured a Sarnia, Ontario man, then fled the scene. The victim suffered a broken shoulder blade, clavicle, lacerated spleen, brain bleed and other superficial wounds.[3] He turned himself in to police the following day.[4]

Career

2015 Pan American Games

Santavy made his international senior debut at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.[5] At the games Santavy competed in the 85 kg event and finished in 6th (and last) place with a total of 322 kg. Santavy snatched 146 kg and clean and jerked 176 kg.

2017 World Weightlifting Championships

Santavy moved up to compete in the 94 kg event at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, California. Santavy finished in sixth place with an overall lift of 366 kg.[6]

2018 Commonwealth Games

Santavy qualified to compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games to be held in the Gold Coast, Australia. Santavy qualified as the number one ranked athlete in the 94 kg event.[7] Santavy unofficially broke the Commonwealth record in the 94 kg event in training in March 2018, weeks before the games.[8]

2020 Olympics

In June 2021, Santavy was named to Canada's Olympic team.[9][10]

References
  1. "Boady Santavy". olympic.ca. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. Graber, Mike (8 November 2016). "Canadian Weightlifter Boady Santavy Breaks Records, Aims for Olympics". www.barbend.com. BarBend Inc. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. "Facing hit-and-run charges at home, Canadian weightlifter Boady Santavy claims silver on day of drama at Commonwealth Games". National Post. 8 April 2018.
  4. nurun.com. "Commonwealth Games contender charged in crash". Sarnia Observer. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  5. "Boady Santavy carries on weightlifting legacy at Pan Am Games". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. Paul, Dave (4 January 2018). "After record-shattering year, Boady Santavy has eye on Olympics". Sarnia Journal. Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  7. "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  8. English, Nick (12 March 2018). "Boady Santavy (94kg) Unofficially Breaks Canadian Snatch and C&J Records". www.barbend.com. BarBend Inc. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  9. "Tokyo 2020 Absolute Ranking Lists" (PDF). www.iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. Awad, Brandi (18 June 2021). "Five Team Canada weightlifters set to show their strength at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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