Brian Saunders (weightlifter)

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Brian Saunders
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Bornc.1944
Reading, England
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight133 kg (293 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event
Heavyweight / Super Heavyweight
ClubReading YMCA

Brian Saunders (born c.1944) is a male former weightlifter who competed for England at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Saunders was the last person to be both the British Amateur Weight Lifters' Association (BAWLA) weightlifting champion and BAWLA powerlifting champion; the latter of which he won in 1970 and 1974. [1]

He represented the England team [2] in the +110 kg super heavyweight category, [3] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [4] [5] [6]

In May 1971, he won the British super-heavyweight title. He was a computer operator and was living at Mays Lane in Earley at the time. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile - Ken Smith" (PDF). BDFPA.
  2. ↑ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Anderson lifts super Bronze for Scotland" . The Scotsman. 23 July 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ↑ "Brian lifts the big title" . Reading Evening Post. 31 May 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
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