Christopher Xavier Freebury (born Derby) is a British male weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing England and Great Britain at international competitions. He represented England at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships.[1] His coach is Cyril Martin.
22 May 1989 inPersonal information | |
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Full name | Christopher Xavier Freebury |
Nickname | boldy |
Born | Derby, United Kingdom | 22 May 1989
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 67.75 kg (149.4 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Weightlifting |
Team | National team |
Coached by | Cyril Martin |
Updated on 4 September 2016 |
He began weightlifting because he was too short to play water polo. He first tried weightlifting at age 12. He took it up competitively at age 16.[2]
Major results
editYear | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2014 | Houston, United States | 69 kg | 120 | 39 | 146 | 151 | 32 | 271 | 34 |
References
edit- ^ "2014 Weightlifting World Championships - Christopher Xavier Freebury". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Christopher Freebury Profile".
External links
edit- Chris Freebury at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)