Chris Murray (weightlifter)

Chris Murray
Personal information
Full nameChristopher John Murray
NationalityBritish
Born (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999
Sport
CountryGreat Britain / England
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
–81kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham81 kg
Bronze medal – third place2026 Glasgow79 kg
Representing  Great Britain
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Durrës81 kg

Christopher John Murray (born 5 February 1999) is a British weightlifter competing in the 81 kg weight class.[1][2][3] He won gold competing for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4][5]

Career

Murray won his first international medal when he received a bronze in the 62 Kg category at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games held in Samoa.[6]

Murray first won gold (77 kg class) at the British Weight Lifting Championships in 2018,[7] and has also won in 2019, 2021 and 2022.[3]

In 2022, Murray set a new Commonwealth record when he lifted a total of 325 kg to win gold in the 81 kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Generation 22: Chris Murray". Team England. 5 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Chris Murray "happy" with bronze at the British Birds Eye Championships". britishweightlifting.org. 17 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Chris Murray". englandweightlifting.org. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Weightlifting - Chris Murray (Great Britain)". the-sports.org.
  5. ↑ Knapton, Ben (1 August 2022). "England's Chris Murray wins Commonwealth Games gold in men's 81kg". Sports Mole.
  6. ↑ "Samoa 2015 V Commonwealth Youth Games: Results Book" (PDF). samoa2015.thecgf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "The British Weight Lifting and Para Powerlifting Championships 2018 Results". British Weight Lifting. 9 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: England's Chris Murray and Sarah Davies win weightlifting golds". BBC Sport. 1 August 2022.
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