Christopher John Murray is a British weightlifter competing in the 81 kg weight class. He won gold at the

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, England.

Career

Murray won his first international medal when he received a bronze in the 62 Kg category at the

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held in Samoa. Murray first won gold (77kg class) at the British Weight Lifting Championships in 2018, and has also won in 2019, 2021 and 2022. In 2022, Murray set a new Commonwealth record when he lifted a total of 325kg to win gold in the 81 kg category at the

held in Birmingham.

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at England Weight Lifting * * 1999 births Living people British male weightlifters Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Weightlifters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 21st-century British sportspeople Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{UK-weightlifting-bio-stub