Thomas Yule

Thomas ("Tommy") Litster Yule (born 15 March 1976)[1] is a male former weightlifter.

Thomas Yule
Personal information
Full nameThomas Litster Yule
NationalityBriton
Born (1976-03-15) 15 March 1976
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)94 kg and 105 kg
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 105kg combined
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 105kg clean & jerk
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 105kg snatch
Representing  Scotland
Men's weightlifting
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2006 Melbourne94 kg

Weightlifting career

Born in South Africa, he represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[2]

He represented England and won three silver medals in the 105 kg category, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3][4] The three medals were won during an unusual period when three medals were awarded in one category (clean and jerk, snatch and combined) which invariably led to the same athlete winning all three of the same colour medal.[5]

Yule then twice claimed a bronze medal for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in 2002 and 2006.[1]

Education

Yule was educated at Park House School and then St Batholomew's School in Newbury before attending Brasenose College, University of Oxford where in 1998 he received an MEng degree in Engineering Science.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2000Australia Sydney, Australia105 kg155.0155.0155.0
World Championships
2007Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand94 kg142147147381701751753631735
2003Canada Vancouver, Canada94 kg150.0150.0150.0175.0185.0190.030
1999Greece Athens, Greece105 kg155.0160.0165.024195.0195.0200.025365.024
1998Finland Lahti, Finland105 kg150.0155.0157.523187.5187.5190.0
European Championships
2008Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy94 kg142142142
2007France Strasbourg, France94 kg144146146161771771811632316
2003Greece Loutraki, Greece94 kg145.0150.0155.014175.0185.0185.012335.012
2000Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria105 kg160.0165.0167.514192.5197.5202.513362.512
1998Germany Riesa, Germany105 kg150.0150.0152.515182.5182.5190.012342.512
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games *
2010India Delhi, India105 kg145147151518018018453276
2006Australia Melbourne, Australia94 kg146151153217518118163263rd place, bronze medalist(s)[6]
2002England Manchester, England94 kg147.5152.5157.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)182.5182.5185.0[7]

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

References

  1. "Biography – Thomas Litster Yule". melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 September 2006.
  2. "Olympic profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "Men 94 kg – Result". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006.
  7. "2002 Commonwealth Games Results" (PDF). BWL. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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