Ben Watson (weightlifter)

Ben Watson
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Mathieu Watson
NationalityBritish
Born (1990-03-20) 20 March 1990
Oxford, England
Height6 ft 1 in (186 cm)[1]
Weight17 st 11 lb (113 kg)[1]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event
105 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 GlasgowMen's 105 kg
Updated on 11 October 2014

Benjamin Mathieu "Ben" Watson (born 20 March 1990) is a British weightlifter from Oxfordshire.[2] He competed for England in the men's 105 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[3] where he won a bronze medal.[4]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2011France Paris, France105 kg135140145291551601652930029
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018Australia Brisbane, Australia+105 kg155155160518519220063526
2014Scotland Glasgow, Scotland105 kg147152157118018518563373rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Commonwealth Championships
2017Australia Gold Coast, Australia+105 kg148153157517518018483376
2013Malaysia Penang, Malaysia105 kgN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/a3286

References

  1. 1 2 "Ben Watson". teamengland.org. Commonwealth Games England. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Knox, Mike (31 May 2014). "Watson delighted with Commonwealth Games call-up". Oxford Mail. UK. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Mulvihill, Callum (30 July 2014). "Ben Watson "absolutely ecstatic" with bronze in 105kg at Commonwealth Games". Sports Mole. UK. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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