Giles Greenwood

Giles Greenwood

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1971-01-26) 26 January 1971 (age 54) London
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight	123 kg (271 lb)
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–+105kg
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Representing   England Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester 105+ kg Snatch 1998 Kuala Lumpur 105+ kg Snatch 2002 Manchester 105+ kg Total 1998 Kuala Lumpur 105+ kg Total 2002 Manchester 105+ kg Clean & Jerk

Giles Greenwood is a male former weightlifting competitor for England and current weightlifting coach.

Weightlifting career

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester he won a gold medal in the 105+ kg snatch, a silver in the combined and a bronze in the clean and jerk. Previously he had competed at both the 1994 Commonwealth Games for England ^{[1] [2]} and the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur for England where he won a silver medal in the snatch and a bronze medal in the combined. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)					Clean & Jerk (kg)					Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Result	Rank	1	2	3	Result	Rank
Representing   Great Britain
World Championships
1999	Athens, Greece	+105 kg	160.0	165.0	172.5	172.5	20	200.0	207.5	207.5	200.0	30	372.5	22
1995	Guangzhou, China [6]	+108 kg	155.0	162.5	167.5	162.5	20	185.0	192.5	200.0	192.5	19	355.0	19
1994	Istanbul, Turkey [7]	108 kg	140.0	145.0	150.0	150.0	23	175.0	180.0	185.0	180.0	25	330.0	24
European Championships
2002	Antalya, Turkey	+105 kg	160.0	165.0	—	165.0	13	190.0	197.5	—	197.5	14	362.5	14
2001	Trenčín, Slovakia	+105 kg	155.0	160.0	160.0	160.0	9	180.0	185.0	190.0	185.0	9	345.0	8
2000	Sofia, Bulgaria	+105 kg	160.0	165.0	170.0	160.0	12	190.0	200.0	205.0	200.0	13	365.0	12
1999	La Coruña, Spain	+105 kg	150.0	160.0	160.0	150.0	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	Riesa, Germany	+105 kg	152.5	160.0	160.0	160.0	15	182.5	190.0	195.0	190.0	16	350.0	15
1994	Sokolov, Czech Republic	108 kg	—	—	—	152.5	9	—	—	—	182.5	13	335.0	11
Representing   England
Commonwealth Games *
2002	Manchester, England	+105 kg	175.0	180.0	180.0	180.0		192.5	200.0	207.5	207.5		387.5
1998	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	+105 kg	160.0	162.5	162.5	162.5		—	—	—	190.0	4	352.5
1994	Victoria, Canada	+108 kg	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

* By 2002, medals were awarded in all three categories.

References

1. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
2. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
3. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
4. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. "67th World Championships". www.iwrp.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
7. "66th World Championships". www.iwrp.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/other_sports/weightlifting/newsid_2170000/2170139.stm