Jack Oliver (weightlifter)

Jack Simon Oliver (born 4 January 1991) is a weightlifter competing in the 77 kg category, representing England and Great Britain.[1]

Jack Oliver
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991
Sidcup, England
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–77kg
ClubEuropa Weightlifting Club
Coached byAndy Callard & Tamas Feher
Achievements and titles
Regional finals1st
National finals1st
Olympic finals10th
Personal best(s)320 kg (2015)
Medal record
Representing  England
Men's weightlifting
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold Coast77 kg
Updated on 18 April 2018.

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.[2] That year, he also won the Commonwealth Championship.[3] In 2012 Oliver competed in the European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest,[4] and was later selected to represent Team GB at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]

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.[6][7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2012United Kingdom London, Great Britain77 kg135135140111601651701031010
World Championships
2015United States Houston, United States77 kg136140140331701761762831629
2013Poland Wrocław, Poland85 kg135140143221731731812131321
2011France Paris, France77 kg132137140261551551602930026
European Championships
2019Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia81 kg142146150121721761761432213
2016Norway Førde, Norway77 kg14014414815173178—1431715
2015Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia77 kg140145150101701751801032011
2012Turkey Antalya, Turkey77 kg137137142141621621671930416
Universiade
2011China Shenzhen, China77 kg130135135141521571571528215
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018Australia Gold Coast, Australia77 kg1411451481st place, gold medalist(s)16717117143122nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014Scotland Glasgow, Scotland77 kg138142145317117417453134
2010India Delhi, India77 kg121126130914214815272698
Commonwealth Championships
2017Australia Gold Coast, Australia77 kg12713113561551601651029110
2011South Africa Cape Town, South Africa77 kg1301351372nd place, silver medalist(s)1551601603rd place, bronze medalist(s)2973rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References
  1. "Oliver records new PB at Worlds". BBC Sport.
  2. "Athletes / Bios".
  3. "Weightlifting | Athlete Profile: Jack OLIVER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. "Athletes / Bios".
  5. "Olympic Scholar - Leeds University Sport". Archived from the original on 23 December 2012.
  6. "Athletes / Bios".
  7. "Jack Oliver".
  8. "Glasgow 2014 - Men's 77kg Group A". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  9. "Weightlifting | Result Men's 77kg - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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