The British International Open 2019 (known as The Birds Eye British Championships for sponsorship reasons) was an IWF bronze level weightlifting event hosted at the Ricoh Arena in

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on the 7-9 June 2019. The competition was a qualifier for the

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and featured 71 athletes from over 20 nations.

Schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the British International Open competitions: Start times as listed on the official schedule

Event summary

Host nation

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won the most medals with 13 and recorded a 1-2 finish in the Woman's 64kg class with

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edging out Sarah Davies by just a single kilogram.

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topped the gold medal tally with a total of 3. Four-times World Champion

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made his second international start since returning from suspension and took silver in the Men's 96kg class. The group was won by Ukraine's Kyryl Pyrohov. Ilyin's Kazakhstan compatriot Denis Ulanov won gold in the Men's 81kg class.

Medal table

Medalists

Men's events

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Owen Boxall Owen Gordon Edward Boxall (born 3 July 1990 in Sidcup) is an English male weightlifter, competing in the 94 kg category and representing England and Great Britain at international competitions. He represented England at the 2014 Commonwealth ...

, GBR , , 350 kg , - , +109 kg , {{flagmedalist, Jiří Orság, CZE , , 396 kg , {{flagmedalist, Kamil Kučera, CZE , , 395 kg , {{flagmedalist, Enzo Kuworge, NED , , 370 kg

Women's events

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, CHN , , 195 kg , {{flagmedalist, Kelly-Jo Robson, GBR , , 156 kg , {{flagmedalist, Hannah Powell, GBR , , 151 kg , - , 55 kg , {{flagmedalist, Sarah Øvsthus, NOR , , 183 kg , {{flagmedalist, Fraer Morrow, GBR , , 180 kg , {{flagmedalist, Elena Andrieș, ROM , , 179 kg , - , 59 kg , {{flagmedalist, Sol Anette Waaler, NOR , , 187 kg , {{flagmedalist, Olivia Blatch, GBR , , 183 kg , {{flagmedalist, Jenny Tong, GBR , , 170 kg , - , 64 kg , {{flagmedalist,

, GBR , , 225 kg , {{flagmedalist, Sarah Davies, GBR , , 224 kg , {{flagmedalist, Marianne Saarhelo, FIN , , 193 kg , - , 71 kg , {{flagmedalist,

Loredana Toma Loredana Elena Toma (born 10 May 1995) is a Romanian weightlifter, two time World Champion and four time European Champion competing in the 58 kg and 63 kg categories until 2018 and 64 kg starting in 2018 after the International W ...

, ROM , , 244 kg , {{flagmedalist, Huang Ting, CHN , , 221 kg , {{flagmedalist,

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, GBR , , 196 kg , - , 76 kg , {{flagmedalist, Nora Jäggi, SUI , , 206 kg , {{flagmedalist, Taylor Jordan-Harris, USA , , 201 kg , {{flagmedalist, Simona Hertlová, CZE , , 197 kg , - , 81 kg , {{flagmedalist, Briana Sfamurri, USA , , 214 kg , {{flagmedalist, Phoebe Hoi-Kay N’Golo , USA , , 202 kg , {{flagmedalist, Rayen Cupid, SVG , , 196 kg , - , 87 kg , {{flagmedalist, Yue Kang, CHN , , 268 kg , {{flagmedalist, Juliana Riotto, USA , , 226 kg , {{flagmedalist, Anna Van Bellinghen, BEL , , 215 kg , - , +87 kg , {{flagmedalist, Zhou Xiaoman, CHN , , 300 kg , {{flagmedalist, Jia Weipeng, CHN , , 256 kg , {{flagmedalist, Emily Campbell, GBR , , 255 kg

References

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External links

Results Book
International weightlifting competitions hosted by the United Kingdom

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