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
Event105 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Men'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
2011 Paris, France 105 kg 135 140 145 29 155 160 165 29 300 29
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
2018 Brisbane, Australia +105 kg 155 155 160 5 185 192 200 6 352 6
2014 Glasgow, Scotland 105 kg 147 152 157 1 180 185 185 6 337
Commonwealth Championships
2017 Gold Coast, Australia +105 kg 148 153 157 5 175 180 184 8 337 6
2013 Penang, Malaysia 105 kg — — — — — — — — 328 6

References

  1. ^ a b "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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