John Bolton (weightlifter)

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John Bolton
Personal information
Born (1945-06-22) 22 June 1945 (age 79)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport Weightlifting
Medal record
British Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh Light heavyweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Christchurch Heavyweight

John Arthur Bolton (born 22 June 1945) is a former New Zealand weightlifter. He won two silver medals representing New Zealand at British Commonwealth Games. [1]

He won the silver medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in the men's under 82.5 kg. Four years later at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal in the men's 110 kg grade. [2]

He represented New Zealand at two Olympic Games, at the 1968 Mexico Olympics and at the 1972 Munich Olympics. His best result was 16th place in the light-heavyweight grade at the 1968 Olympics.

He currently works as a real estate agent in Manukau, Auckland. [3]

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References

  1. Profile at sports-reference.com Archived 6 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website [ permanent dead link ]
  3. "John Bolton". Bayleys. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.