| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  New Zealand | ||
| Men's Weightlifting | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
 | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 105+ kg clean and jerk |
| 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 105+ kg snatch |
| 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 105+ kg total |
Darren Liddel (born 6 May 1971) was an Olympic weightlifter for New Zealand. [1]
At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur he won three gold medals, one in each of the men's 105+ kg clean and jerk, snatch and combined total. He also competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria where he placed 5th in the men's 108+ kg. [2]
Of his return to Te Atatū from Kuala Lumpur Liddel said: "Little did I know three weeks ago that I would be returning home to this kind of welcome. I’m speechless". [3] The contest worsened a wrist injury, and within two years he had stopped weightlifting. [4]
