Cameron David McTaggart (born 30 September 1997) is a New Zealand weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 81 kg event at the 2019 Pacific Games held in Apia, Samoa.[2]
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| Full name | Cameron David McTaggart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1997 Southport, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80.80 kg (178 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relative | Olivia McTaggart (sister) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | –81 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2018, McTaggart represented New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. He finished in 7th place in the men's 77 kg event.
McTaggart represented New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 81 kg event.[3]
He competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.
References
edit- ^ "Weightlifting. Men's 81 kg. Group A. Competition Sheet" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Pacific Games Apia - Sam 09.07.2019 - 15.07.2019 Contents (Senior)" (PDF). www.oceaniaweightlifting.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Meet the New Zealand team who will be going for gold". stuff.co.nz. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
External links
edit- Cameron McTaggart at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Cameron McTaggart at Olympics.com
- Cameron McTaggart at Olympedia
- Cameron McTaggart at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Cameron McTaggart at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Cameron David McTaggart at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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