British International Open 2019

British International Open 2019
Venue	Ricoh Arena
Location	Coventry, Great Britain
Dates	7–9 June
Competitors	71 from 20 nations

The British International Open 2019 (known as The Birds Eye British Championships for sponsorship reasons) ^[1] was an IWF bronze level weightlifting event hosted at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on the 7-9 June 2019. ^[2] The competition was a qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and featured 71 athletes from over 20 nations. ^[3]

Schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the British International Open competitions:

Date	Time	Event
Friday, 7 June	15:30	Women’s 49kg
	18:10	Women’s 55kg
	20:20	Men's 73kg
Saturday, 8 June	08:30	Women's 59kg
	10:30	Men's 81kg
	12:30	Women's 64kg
	14:50	Men's 89kg
	17:00	Women's 71kg
	18:50	Men's 96kg
	20:50	Men's 102kg
Sunday, 9 June	09:00	Women's 76kg
	11:20	Women’s 81kg
	13:10	Men’s 109kg
	15:20	Women’s 87kg & 87+kg
	17:30	Men’s 109+ kg

Start times as listed on the official schedule ^[4]

Event summary

Host nation Great Britain won the most medals with 13 and recorded a 1-2 finish in the Woman's 64kg class with Zoe Smith edging out Sarah Davies by just a single kilogram. ^[5] China topped the gold medal tally with a total of 3. Four-times World Champion Ilya Ilyin made his second international start since returning from suspension and took silver in the Men's 96kg class. ^[6] The group was won by Ukraine's Kyryl Pyrohov. ^[7] Ilyin's Kazakhstan compatriot Denis Ulanov won gold in the Men's 81kg class. ^[8]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Great Britain)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China  (CHN)	3	2	0	5
2	Czech Republic  (CZE)	2	2	1	5
3	Norway  (NOR)	2	0	0	2
	Ukraine  (UKR)	2	0	0	2
5	Great Britain  (GBR)*	1	5	7	13
6	United States  (USA)	1	3	0	4
7	Kazakhstan  (KAZ)	1	1	0	2
8	Romania  (ROM)	1	0	1	2
9	Estonia  (EST)	1	0	0	1
	Switzerland  (CHE)	1	0	0	1
11	Ireland  (IRL)	0	1	0	1
	Lithuania  (LIT)	0	1	0	1
13	Belgium  (BEL)	0	0	1	1
	Finland  (FIN)	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands  (NED)	0	0	1	1
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  (SVG)	0	0	1	1
	Seychelles  (SEY)	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 entries)		15	15	14	44

Medalists

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
73 kg	Petr Petrov   Czech Republic	295 kg	Gareth Evans   Great Britain	286 kg	Rick Confiance   Seychelles	253 kg
81 kg	Denis Ulanov   Kazakhstan	325 kg	Sean Brown   Ireland	304 kg	Chris Murray   Great Britain	285 kg
96 kg	Kyril Pyrohov   Ukraine	351 kg	Ilya Ilyin   Kazakhstan	350 kg	Edmon Avetisyan   Great Britain	329 kg
102 kg	Leho Pent   Estonia	331 kg	Jiří Gasior   Czech Republic	312 kg	N/A	N/A
109 kg	Dmytro Chumak   Ukraine	380 kg	Arnas Šidiškis   Lithuania	350 kg	Owen Boxall   Great Britain	350 kg
+109 kg	Jiří Orság   Czech Republic	396 kg	Kamil Kučera   Czech Republic	395 kg	Enzo Kuworge   Netherlands	370 kg

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
49 kg	Zhang Rong   China	195 kg	Kelly-Jo Robson   Great Britain	156 kg	Hannah Powell   Great Britain	151 kg
55 kg	Sarah Øvsthus   Norway	183 kg	Fraer Morrow   Great Britain	180 kg	Elena Andrieș   Romania	179 kg
59 kg	Sol Anette Waaler   Norway	187 kg	Olivia Blatch   Great Britain	183 kg	Jenny Tong   Great Britain	170 kg
64 kg	Zoe Smith   Great Britain	225 kg	Sarah Davies   Great Britain	224 kg	Marianne Saarhelo   Finland	193 kg
71 kg	Loredana Toma   Romania	244 kg	Huang Ting   China	221 kg	Sally Bennett   Great Britain	196 kg
76 kg	Nora Jäggi   Switzerland	206 kg	Taylor Jordan-Harris   United States	201 kg	Simona Hertlová   Czech Republic	197 kg
81 kg	Briana Sfamurri   United States	214 kg	Phoebe Hoi-Kay N’Golo   United States	202 kg	Rayen Cupid   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	196 kg
87 kg	Yue Kang   China	268 kg	Juliana Riotto   United States	226 kg	Anna Van Bellinghen   Belgium	215 kg
+87 kg	Zhou Xiaoman   China	300 kg	Jia Weipeng   China	256 kg	Emily Campbell   Great Britain	255 kg

References

1. "British Weight Lifting Unveil Birds Eye as official sponsor for the British Weightlifting Championships". britishweightlifting.org.
2. "Calendar". International Weightlifting Federation.
3. "British International Open and British Senior Championships 2019 Start List" (PDF). britishweightlifting.org.
4. "British International Open and British Senior Championships 2019 Schedule" (PDF). britishweightlifting.org.
5. Oliver, Brian (9 June 2019). "Zoe Smith and Sarah Davies in record-breaking form to boost Olympic chances". The Sunday Times.
6. June 2019, Saltanat Boteu in Sports on 12 (12 June 2019). "Kazakh weightlifters win 2019 British International Open medals". The Astana Times.
7. Oliver, Brian (8 June 2019). "Ilyin lifts 350kg in Coventry and moves a step closer on long road to Tokyo 2020". www.insidethegames.biz.
8. "Ulanov wins gold, Ilyin takes silver at British International Open". www.inform.kz.

External links

• Results Book