| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Brien Anderson Best |
| Born | 3 April 1996 |
| Weight | 75.14 kg (165.7 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 77 kg |
| Team | National team |
| Updated on 19 October 2016. | |
Brien Anderson Best (born 3 April 1996) is a Barbadian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Barbados at international competitions. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 77 kg event. [1]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2014 |  | 77 kg | 105 | 110 | 115 | N/A | 135 | 142 | N/A | 257 | 16 | |
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2015 |  | 77 kg | --- | N/A | --- | --- | --- | N/A | 0 | --- | ||
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