Thomas ("Tommy") Litster Yule (born 15 March 1976) is a male former

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Weightlifting career

Born in South Africa, he represented

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at the

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in Sydney, Australia. He represented

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and won three silver medals in the 105 kg category, 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 unpreceden ...

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, Malaysia. The three medals were won during an unusual period when three medals were awarded in one category (clean and jerk, snatch and combined) which invariably led to the same athlete winning all three of the same colour medal. Yule then twice claimed a bronze medal for

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at the

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in 2002 and 2006.

Education

Yule was educated at Park House School and then St Batholomew's School in Newbury before attending

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where in 1998 he received an MEng degree in Engineering Science.

Major results

* By 2002, medals were awarded in all three categories.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yule, Thomas 1976 births Living people Scottish male weightlifters English male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Great Britain Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Johannesburg Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Weightlifters at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games