Maya Celeste Laylor (born July 4, 1995) is a Canadian weightlifter from Toronto, Ontario.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.
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| Born | July 4, 1995 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editJunior
editLaylor competed at two World Juniors Weightlifting Championships, finishing with a no mark in 2014 and 5th in 2015, both in the 69 kg event.[2][3]
Senior
editLaylor is a two time Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships champion.[4]
In March 2022, Laylor was officially named to Canada's 2022 Commonwealth Games team.[5][6] Laylor would go onto win the gold medal in the 76 kg event at the games.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Maya Celeste Laylor". www.the-sports.org/. Info Média Conseil. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Media Guide" (PDF). www.iwf.sport/. International Weightlifting Federation. 8 July 2022. p. 135. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Gillespie, Kerry (11 February 2015). "Teen weightlifter sets some lofty goals for herself". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Toronto weightlifter and her dad hope to make their Olympic dreams come true". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Weightlifting Team Named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". CSC. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (25 March 2022). "Olympic champion Maude Charron leads Canada's Commonwealth Games weightlifting team". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Laylor wins gold in Commonwealth Games women's weightlifting". www.tsn.ca. TSN. Canadian Press. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
External links
edit- Maya Laylor at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Maya Laylor at the International Weightlifting Federation
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