Gary Langford

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Gary Langford
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1953-03-14) 14 March 1953 (age 72)
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Medal record
weightlifting
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Edmonton 90kg middle-heavyweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Brisbane 100kg sub-heavyweight

Gary Leroy Langford (born 1953), is a male former weightlifter who competed for Great Britain and England.

Weightlifting career

Langford represented Great Britain in the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics. [1]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 90 kg middle-heavyweight, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [2] Four years later he represented England and won a silver medal in the 100 kg sub-heavyweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [3] [4]

References

  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2019.