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British weightlifter (born 1979)

Michaela Breeze
MBE
Personal information
Born (1979-05-17) 17 May 1979 (age 45)
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 58 kg
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Loutraki 58 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Spala 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sofia 58 kg

Michaela Alica Breeze MBE (born 17 May 1979) is a British former weightlifter. Breeze was born in Watford and raised in Cornwall and educated at Wadebridge School. She started weightlifting under the guidance of PE teacher Dave Allen. Breeze then went on to Bodmin Community College before attending the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. Breeze is well known for commentating at various events including Rio Olympics and Tokyo Olympics.

After nearly eighteen months of starting weightlifting she was put in touch with a new coach, Ken Price. She sustained a back injury in 2000, which saw her miss international competition and training for over a year.

After taking a silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Breeze retired from the sport and opened a gym in Aberdare. However, she made a comeback for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, motivated by a desire to push athletes she was coaching towards qualifying for the Games themselves. Breeze won a bronze medal in the 58 kg competition, setting a new Commonwealth Games snatch record and subsequently announced her second retirement.

Breeze also taught PE at Ivybridge Community College in Devon. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to weightlifting.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2008 China Beijing, China 63 kg 80 85 --- 14 80 90 100 14 185 14
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 58 kg 92.5 95 97.5 9 115 120 112.5 14 212.5 9
Commonwealth Games
2014 Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland 58 kg 91 93 95 3 108 109 113 3 202 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010 India Delhi, India 63 kg 90 92 94 2 110 110 113 2 202 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia 63 kg 95 98 100 1 116 120 122 2 220 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2002 England Manchester, England 58 kg 87.5 87.5 87.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 107.5 112.5 112.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 200 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2007 Thailand Chang Mai, Thailand 63 kg 97 97 97 9 118 121 121 11 215 10
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada 58 kg 87.5 90 90 13 107.5 107.5 107.5 17 195 16
2002 Poland Warsaw, Poland 58 kg 87.5 92.5 95 4 107.5 107.5 112.5 6 205 5
2001 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 58 kg 75 80 80 10 90 95 100 12 175 12
1999 Greece Piraeus, Greece 58 kg 80 82.5 85 14 100 102.5 105 18 185 15
European Championships
2008 Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 63 kg 96 99 101 6 117 120 120 5 219 5
2006 Poland Wladyslawowo, Poland 63 kg 95 98 98 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 117 120 122 4 220 4
2005 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 63 kg 92.5 95 97.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 115 115 120 5 212.5 4
2004 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine 58 kg 92.5 95 95 4 112.5 117.5 120 5 212.5 4
2003 Greece Loutraki, Greece 58 kg 90 92.5 92.5 4 112.5 115 115 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 202.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2002 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 58 kg 80 85 87.5 6 102.5 107.5 110 5 192.5 6
1999 Spain La Coruna, Spain 58 kg 72.5 77.5 80 6 92.5 97.5 100 7 175 6
1998 Germany Riesa, Germany 58 kg 70 72.5 75 8 87.5 92.5 95 6 165 7
World Junior Championships
1999 United States Savannah, Georgia, United States 58 kg 75 77.5 80 5 95 100 102.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 180 4
1998 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 58 kg 70 75 77.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 87.5 92.5 92.5 6 167.5 5
European Junior Championships
1999 Poland Spala, Poland 58 kg 77.5 80 82.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 97.5 100 100 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 182.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1998 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 58 kg 70 75 77.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 90 92.5 92.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 165 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Career achievements

Personal life

Breeze married Welsh netball representative Sinead Kelly in May 2015.

Notes and references

  1. "Michaela's last minute Games call | This is Cornwall". thisiscornwall.co.uk. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Weightlifters and Powerlifters announced in Wales' quest for 2010 Commonwealth Games glory". disability-sport-wales.org. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  3. Doel, Jon (26 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games: Michaela Breeze claims weightlifting bronze medal in farewell". WalesOnline. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. "No. 59808". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 14.
  5. "Devon people recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours". BBC. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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  8. "Commonwealth Games Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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  10. "Commonwealth Games Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. CGF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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  12. "2003 World Weightlifting Championship Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  13. "2002 World Weightlifting Championship Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  14. "2001 World Weightlifting Championship Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  15. "1999 World Weightlifting Championship Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  16. "2008 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  17. "2006 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  18. "2005 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  19. "2004 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  20. "2003 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  21. "2002 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  22. "1999 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  23. "1998 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  24. "1999 World Junior Weightlifting Championship Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  25. "1999 World Junior Weightlifting Championship Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  26. "1999 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  27. "1998 European Weightlifting Championship Results". European Weightlifting Federation. EWF. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  28. ^ "BREEZE Michaela". International Weightlifting Federation.
  29. "Sinead Breeze Aims To Blow Away Opponents at the Commonwealth Games . . . Just Like Michaela". dai-sport.com. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

External links

Commonwealth Games champions in weightlifting – women's middleweight
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