Jack Oliver (weightlifter)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | English |
| Born |
4 January 1991 Sidcup, England |
| Residence | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event(s) | –77kg |
| Club | Europa Weightlifting Club |
| Coached by | Andy Callard & Tamas Feher |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Regional finals | 1st |
| National finals | 1st |
| Olympic finals | 10th |
| Personal best(s) | 320 kg (2015) |
| Updated on 20 October 2015. | |
Jack Oliver (born 4 January 1991) is a weightlifter competing in the 77 kg category, representing England and Great Britain.[1]
Oliver represented England at the Commonwealth games in Delhi in 2010, and competed in his first World Weightlifting Championships for Great Britain in Paris, France in 2011.[2] In 2012 Oliver competed in the European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest,[3] and was later selected to represent Team GB at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]
London 2012 Olympics
Oliver represented Team GB in the Olympic weightlifting at London 2012, competing in the 77 kg event. Oliver was successful in two of his three snatch attempts at ExCel, lifting 140 kg on his 3rd attempt. In the clean and jerk Oliver completed three good attempts, finishing with a lift of 170 kg giving him an 8 kg personal best. Oliver's total of 310 kg meant he finished 10th overall, the best result of any British weightlifter at the London 2012 games.[5][6]
References
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/weightlifting/15668661
- ↑ http://www.iwf.net/results/athletes/?athlete=oliver-jack-1991-01-04&id=6083
- ↑ http://www.iwf.net/results/athletes/?athlete=oliver-jack-1991-01-04&id=6083
- ↑ http://sport.leeds.ac.uk/page.asp?section=360§ionTitle=Olympic+Scholar
- ↑ http://www.iwf.net/results/athletes/?athlete=oliver-jack-1991-01-04&id=6083
- ↑ http://www.teamgb.com/athletes/jack-oliver