Giles Greenwood

Giles Greenwood is a male former weightlifting competitor for England and current weightlifting coach.

Giles Greenwood
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1971-01-26) 26 January 1971
London
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Weight123 kg (271 lb)
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+105kg
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester105+ kg Snatch
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur105+ kg Snatch
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester105+ kg Total
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur105+ kg Total
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester105+ kg Clean & Jerk

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[1][2] 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.[3][4][5]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123ResultRank123ResultRank
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
1999Greece Athens, Greece+105 kg160.0165.0172.5172.520200.0207.5207.5200.030372.522
1995China Guangzhou, China[6]+108 kg155.0162.5167.5162.520185.0192.5200.0192.519355.019
1994Turkey Istanbul, Turkey[7]108 kg140.0145.0150.0150.023175.0180.0185.0180.025330.024
European Championships
2002Turkey Antalya, Turkey+105 kg160.0165.0165.013190.0197.5197.514362.514
2001Slovakia Trenčín, Slovakia+105 kg155.0160.0160.0160.09180.0185.0190.0185.09345.08
2000Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria+105 kg160.0165.0170.0160.012190.0200.0205.0200.013365.012
1999Spain La Coruña, Spain+105 kg150.0160.0160.0150.015
1998Germany Riesa, Germany+105 kg152.5160.0160.0160.015182.5190.0195.0190.016350.015
1994Czech Republic Sokolov, Czech Republic108 kg152.59182.513335.011
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games *
2002England Manchester, England+105 kg175.0180.0180.0180.01st place, gold medalist(s)192.5200.0207.5207.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)387.52nd place, silver medalist(s)
1998Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia+105 kg160.0162.5162.5162.52nd place, silver medalist(s)190.04352.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1994Canada Victoria, Canada+108 kg

* By 2002, medals were awarded in all three categories.

References

  1. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  2. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "67th World Championships". www.iwrp.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  7. "66th World Championships". www.iwrp.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.


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