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Anthony Arthur (weightlifter)

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Anthony Arthur
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Arthur
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1973-03-02) 2 March 1973 (age 51)
Manchester, United Kingdom
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight83.98 kg (185.1 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
 England
SportWeightlifting
Weight class85 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 94kg snatch
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 85kg combined
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 85kg snatch
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester 85kg clean & jerk

Anthony Arthur (born (1973-03-02)2 March 1973 in Manchester) is a retired British male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Great Britain and England at international competitions.

Weightlifting career

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He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 83 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships.[1] He represented England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he won a bronze medal in the 94 kg snatch category.[2][3] Four years later he competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the 85 kg division and won two silver medals in the combined and snatch and a bronze medal in the clean and jerk.[4]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
1996 United States Atlanta, United States 83 kg 140 147.5 152.5 N/A 170 180 187.5 N/A 327.5 12
World Championships
2001 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 85 kg 135 140 142.5 17 165 170 170 17 310 15
1999 Greece Piraeus, Greece 94 kg 150 155 --- 31 155 --- --- 52 310 41

References

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  1. ^ "2001 Weightlifting World Championships - Anthony Arthur". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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