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]
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| Full name | Benjamin Mathieu Watson | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1990 Oxford, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (186 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 11 lb (113 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 105 kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 11 October 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Representing  Great Britain
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2011 |  Paris, France |
105 kg | 135 | 140 | 29 | 155 | 160 | 29 | 300 | 29 | ||
Representing  England
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| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Brisbane, Australia |
+105 kg | 155 | 160 | 5 | 185 | 192 | 6 | 352 | 6 | ||
| 2014 |  Glasgow, Scotland |
105 kg | 147 | 152 | 157 | 1 | 180 | 6 | 337 | 
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| Commonwealth Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Gold Coast, Australia |
+105 kg | 148 | 153 | 5 | 175 | 180 | 184 | 8 | 337 | 6 | |
| 2013 |  Penang, Malaysia |
105 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 328 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Ben Watson". teamengland.org. Commonwealth Games England. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Knox, Mike (31 May 2014). "Watson delighted with Commonwealth Games call-up". Oxford Mail. UK. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ Mulvihill, Callum (30 July 2014). "Ben Watson "absolutely ecstatic" with bronze in 105kg at Commonwealth Games". Sports Mole. UK. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
External links
edit- Benjamin Mathieu Watson at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Benjamin Watson at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Ben Watson at Team England
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