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

Early life

Oliver was educated at

Eltham College Eltham College is an independent day school situated in Mottingham, southeast London. Eltham and Mottingham once formed part of the same parish, hence its name. It is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). Early his ...

Career

Oliver represented England at the

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in Delhi in 2010, and competed in his first World Weightlifting Championships for Great Britain in Paris, France in 2011. That year, he also won the Commonwealth Championship. In 2012 Oliver competed in the European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, and was later selected to represent

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at the

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London 2012 Olympics

Oliver represented Team GB in the Olympic weightlifting at

London 2012 The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, competing in the 77 kg event. Oliver was successful in two of his three snatch attempts at

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, 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. At the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

, he finished in 4th, lifting 142 kg in the snatch and 171 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 313 kg. At the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

, 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. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...

held in Birmingham, England.

Major results

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Oliver, Jack 1991 births Living people British male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of Great Britain Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Weightlifters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games People educated at Eltham College People from Sidcup 20th-century British people 21st-century British people