Jack Oliver (weightlifter)

Jack Simon Oliver (born 4 January 1991) is a weightlifter competing in the 77 kg category, representing England and Great Britain.[1]

Jack Oliver

Personal information
Nationality	British
Ethnicity	English
Born	(1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 Sidcup, England
Residence	Leeds, West Yorkshire
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	–77kg
Club	Europa Weightlifting Club
Coached by	Andy Callard & Tamas Feher
Achievements and titles
Regional finals	1st
National finals	1st
Olympic finals	10th
Personal best(s)	320 kg (2015)
Medal record Representing  England Men's weightlifting Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 77 kg
Updated on 18 April 2018.

Career

Oliver represented England at the Commonwealth games in Delhi in 2010, and competed in his first World Weightlifting Championships for Great Britain in Paris, France in 2011.[2] That year, he also won the Commonwealth Championship.[3] In 2012 Oliver competed in the European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest,[4] and was later selected to represent Team GB at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]

London 2012 Olympics

Oliver represented Team GB in the Olympic weightlifting at London 2012, competing in the 77 kg event. Oliver was successful in two of his three snatch attempts at ExCeL, lifting 140 kg on his 3rd attempt. In the clean and jerk Oliver completed three good attempts, finishing with a lift of 170 kg giving him an 8 kg personal best. Oliver's total of 310 kg meant he finished 10th overall, the best result of any British weightlifter at the London 2012 games.[6][7]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he finished in 4th, lifting 142 kg in the snatch and 171 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 313 kg.[8]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, he won the silver medal the 77 kg division. He lifted 145 kg in the snatch and 167 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 312 kg.[9]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2012	London, Great Britain	77 kg	135	135	140	11	160	165	170	10	310	10
World Championships
2015	Houston, United States	77 kg	136	140	140	33	170	176	176	28	316	29
2013	Wrocław, Poland	85 kg	135	140	143	22	173	173	181	21	313	21
2011	Paris, France	77 kg	132	137	140	26	155	155	160	29	300	26
European Championships
2019	Batumi, Georgia	81 kg	142	146	150	12	172	176	176	14	322	13
2016	Førde, Norway	77 kg	140	144	148	15	173	178	—	14	317	15
2015	Tbilisi, Georgia	77 kg	140	145	150	10	170	175	180	10	320	11
2012	Antalya, Turkey	77 kg	137	137	142	14	162	162	167	19	304	16
Universiade
2011	Shenzhen, China	77 kg	130	135	135	14	152	157	157	15	282	15
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018	Gold Coast, Australia	77 kg	141	145	148		167	171	171	4	312
2014	Glasgow, Scotland	77 kg	138	142	145	3	171	174	174	5	313	4
2010	Delhi, India	77 kg	121	126	130	9	142	148	152	7	269	8
Commonwealth Championships
2017	Gold Coast, Australia	77 kg	127	131	135	6	155	160	165	10	291	10
2011	Cape Town, South Africa	77 kg	130	135	137		155	160	160		297

References

1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/weightlifting/15668661
2. http://www.iwf.net/results/athletes/?athlete=oliver-jack-1991-01-04&id=6083
3. "Weightlifting | Athlete Profile: Jack OLIVER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
4. http://www.iwf.net/results/athletes/?athlete=oliver-jack-1991-01-04&id=6083
5. http://sport.leeds.ac.uk/page.asp?section=360&sectionTitle=Olympic+Scholar%5B%5D
6. http://www.iwf.net/results/athletes/?athlete=oliver-jack-1991-01-04&id=6083
7. http://www.teamgb.com/athletes/jack-oliver
8. "Glasgow 2014 - Men's 77kg Group A". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
9. "Weightlifting | Result Men's 77kg - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

External links

• sports-reference.com