Anthony Arthur (born in

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) is a retired British male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Great Britain and England at international competitions.

Weightlifting career

He participated at the

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in the 83 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the

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. He represented

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at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

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, Malaysia, where he won a bronze medal in the 94 kg snatch category. Four years later he competed at the

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in the 85 kg division and won two silver medals in the combined and snatch and a bronze medal in the clean and jerk.

Major results

References

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* 1973 births Living people English male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters of Great Britain Sportspeople from Manchester Weightlifters at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games {{UK-weightlifting-bio-stub