Christopher Xavier Freebury (born (1989-05-22)22 May 1989 in 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.

Chris Freebury
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Xavier Freebury
Nicknameboldy
Born (1989-05-22) 22 May 1989 (age 35)
Derby, United Kingdom
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight67.75 kg (149.4 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportWeightlifting
TeamNational team
Coached byCyril 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

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2014 Houston, United States 69 kg 120 126 126 39 146 151 151 32 271 34

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Weightlifting World Championships - Christopher Xavier Freebury". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Christopher Freebury Profile".
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