Anthony Arthur (weightlifter)

Anthony Arthur

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Arthur
Nationality	United Kingdom
Born	(1973-03-02) 2 March 1973 Manchester, United Kingdom
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	83.98 kg (185.1 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain England
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	85 kg
Team	National team
Medal record Weightlifting Representing England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur 94kg snatch 2002 Manchester 85kg combined 2002 Manchester 85kg snatch 2002 Manchester 85kg clean & jerk

Anthony Arthur (born 2 March 1973 in Manchester) is a retired British male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Great Britain and England at international competitions.

Weightlifting career

He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 83 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships. He represented England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he won a bronze medal in the 94 kg snatch category. Four years later he competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the 85 kg division and won two silver medals in the combined and snatch and a bronze medal in the clean and jerk.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Summer Olympics
1996	Atlanta, United States	83 kg	140	147.5	152.5	N/A	170	180	187.5	N/A	327.5	12
World Championships
2001	Antalya, Turkey	85 kg	135	140	142.5	17	165	170	170	17	310	15
1999	Piraeus, Greece	94 kg	150	155	---	31	155	---	---	52	310	41

External links

• Anthony Arthur at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)