Grantley Sobers (born 16 May 1937) is a Barbadian weightlifter. Sobers represented the

British West Indies at the 1959 Pan American Games The West Indies Federation took part in the 3rd Pan American Games, held in Chicago, USA from 28 August 28 to 7 September 1959, under the name British West Indies. These were the only Pan American Games attended by the British West Indies, as t ...

, where he won the bronze medal in the Bantamweight competition. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

, finishing in 10th position with a lift of 307.5 kg.

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* 1937 births Living people Barbadian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for the British West Indies Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting Pan American Games bronze medalists for the British West Indies Weightlifters at the 1959 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games {{Barbados-weightlifting-bio-stub