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.

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

Weightlifting career

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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

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

See also

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British records in Olympic weightlifting

References

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  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.

Further reading

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