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British weightlifter (born 1975)

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Leon Griffin
Personal information
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1975-07-09) 9 July 1975 (age 49)
Ipswich, Suffolk
Weight84.86 kg (187.1 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
 England
SportWeightlifting
Weight class85 kg
Medal record
Weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 85kg combined
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 85kg clean & jerk
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 85kg snatch

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.

He represented England in the 70 kg category, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. 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.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
1999 Greece Piraeus, Greece 85 kg 142.5 147.5 147.5 46 185 190 190 37 327.5 41
1998 Finland Lahti, Finland 85 kg 145 150 150 18 185 190 195 9 345 10

See also

British records in Olympic weightlifting

References

  1. "1999 Weightlifting World Championships - Leon Griffin". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

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