Leon Griffin
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Nationality | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ipswich, Suffolk | 9 July 1975||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84.86 kg (187.1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain England | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 85 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Leon Thomas Griffin (born 9 July 1975) is a British male former weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Great Britain and England at international competitions.
Weightlifting career
Griffin competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]
He represented England in the 70 kg category, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.[2][3] Four years later he represented the England team again and won three medals after stepping up in weight to 85 kg, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4][5][6]
Major results
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
1999 | Piraeus, Greece | 85 kg | 142.5 | 46 | 185 | 37 | 327.5 | 41 | ||||
1998 | Lahti, Finland | 85 kg | 145 | 150 | 18 | 185 | 190 | 195 | 9 | 345 | 10 |
See also
British records in Olympic weightlifting
References
- ^ "1999 Weightlifting World Championships - Leon Griffin". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
Further reading
- Peterborough Today (2001)
- Commonwealth Games Medalists - Weightlifting
- Independent.co.uk
- Leon Griffin Wins Ironman 70.3 Timberman
- Kuala Lumpur 1998: Silver Medallists
- 1998 Men under 85kg
- 2003 London Open Championships
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