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 (age 53)
London
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Weight123 kg (271 lb)
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportWeightlifting
Event– 105kg
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 105 kg Snatch
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 105 kg Snatch
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 105 kg Total
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 105 kg Total
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester 105 kg Clean & Jerk

Weightlifting career

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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

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Result Rank 1 2 3 Result Rank
Representing   Great Britain
World Championships
1999   Athens, Greece 105 kg 160.0 165.0 172.5 172.5 20 200.0 207.5 207.5 200.0 30 372.5 22
1995   Guangzhou, China[6] 108 kg 155.0 162.5 167.5 162.5 20 185.0 192.5 200.0 192.5 19 355.0 19
1994   Istanbul, Turkey[7] 108 kg 140.0 145.0 150.0 150.0 23 175.0 180.0 185.0 180.0 25 330.0 24
European Championships
2002   Antalya, Turkey 105 kg 160.0 165.0 165.0 13 190.0 197.5 197.5 14 362.5 14
2001   Trenčín, Slovakia 105 kg 155.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 9 180.0 185.0 190.0 185.0 9 345.0 8
2000   Sofia, Bulgaria 105 kg 160.0 165.0 170.0 160.0 12 190.0 200.0 205.0 200.0 13 365.0 12
1999   La Coruña, Spain 105 kg 150.0 160.0 160.0 150.0 15
1998   Riesa, Germany 105 kg 152.5 160.0 160.0 160.0 15 182.5 190.0 195.0 190.0 16 350.0 15
1994   Sokolov, Czech Republic 108 kg 152.5 9 182.5 13 335.0 11
Representing   England
Commonwealth Games *
2002   Manchester, England 105 kg 175.0 180.0 180.0 180.0   192.5 200.0 207.5 207.5   387.5  
1998   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 105 kg 160.0 162.5 162.5 162.5   190.0 4 352.5  
1994   Victoria, Canada 108 kg

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

References

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  1. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  2. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  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.