| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 26 January 1971 London |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 123 kg (271 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | –+105kg |
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Giles Greenwood is a male former weightlifting competitor for England and current weightlifting coach.
Weightlifting career
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester he won a gold medal in the 105+ kg snatch, a silver in the combined and a bronze in the clean and jerk. Previously he had competed at both the 1994 Commonwealth Games for England[1][2] and the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur for England where he won a silver medal in the snatch and a bronze medal in the combined.[3][4][5]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | |||||
| Representing Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 |  Athens, Greece | +105 kg | 172.5 | 172.5 | 20 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 30 | 372.5 | 22 | ||||
| 1995 |  Guangzhou, China[6] | +108 kg | 155.0 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 20 | 185.0 | 192.5 | 192.5 | 19 | 355.0 | 19 | ||
| 1994 |  Istanbul, Turkey[7] | 108 kg | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 23 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 25 | 330.0 | 24 | ||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Antalya, Turkey | +105 kg | 160.0 | 165.0 | — | 165.0 | 13 | 190.0 | 197.5 | — | 197.5 | 14 | 362.5 | 14 |
| 2001 |  Trenčín, Slovakia | +105 kg | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 9 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 9 | 345.0 | 8 | ||
| 2000 |  Sofia, Bulgaria | +105 kg | 165.0 | 160.0 | 12 | 190.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 13 | 365.0 | 12 | |||
| 1999 |  La Coruña, Spain | +105 kg | 150.0 | 150.0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 |  Riesa, Germany | +105 kg | 152.5 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 15 | 182.5 | 190.0 | 190.0 | 16 | 350.0 | 15 | ||
| 1994 |  Sokolov, Czech Republic | 108 kg | — | — | — | 152.5 | 9 | — | — | — | 182.5 | 13 | 335.0 | 11 |
Representing  England | ||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games * | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Manchester, England | +105 kg | 175.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 |  | 192.5 | 200.0 | 207.5 | 207.5 |  | 387.5 |  | |
| 1998 |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | +105 kg | 162.5 | 162.5 | | — | — | — | 190.0 | 4 | 352.5 | | ||
| 1994 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Victoria, Canada | +108 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* By 2002, medals were awarded in all three categories.
References
- ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "67th World Championships". www.iwrp.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ↑ "66th World Championships". www.iwrp.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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