Peter May (weightlifter)

Peter May (born 18 June 1966 in Enfield) is a British male weightlifter.

Peter May
Personal information
Full namePeter May
Born (1966-06-18) 18 June 1966 (age 58)
Enfield, Greater London, United Kingdom
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84.78 kg (186.9 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportWeightlifting
Weight class85 kg
ClubOld Wheatshead
TeamNational team
Medal record
weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh 82.5kg
Silver medal – second place (x3) 1990 Auckland 100kg
Silver medal – second place (x3) 1994 Victoria 91kg

Weightlifting career

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May competed in the 85 kg category representing England and Great Britain at international competitions. He participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 kg event and at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 90 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 82.5 kg light-heavyweight, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] He then won three silver medals representing England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand during an unusual period when three medals were awarded in one category (clean and jerk, snatch and combined) which invariably led to the same athlete winning all three of the same colour medal.[3] He won another three silver medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.[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
1992   Barcelona, Spain 90 kg 7
1988   Seoul, South Korea 100 kg 13
World Championships
2003   Vancouver, Canada 85 kg 150 155 155 28 175 180 185 26 335 27
2001   Antalya, Turkey 94 kg 155 160 162.5 14 185 190 190 15 350 13
1998   Lahti, Finland 94 kg 150 150 150 19 185 185 187.5 --- 0 ---

References

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  1. ^ "2003 Weightlifting World Championships - Peter May". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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