Sarah Davies (weightlifter)
Sarah Davies (born 19 August 1992) is a British weightlifter, competing in the 64 kg and 69 kg categories internationally and representing England and Great Britain at international competitions. She won the silver medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1]
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| Born | 19 August 1992 Preston, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employer | Wisdom 4 Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  England Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 64kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Atlas Weightlifting Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Cyril Martin and Dave Sawyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 101kg Snatch 125kg Clean and Jerk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 13 December 2021. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beauty pageantry
Before her weightlifting career, Davies was active in beauty pageantry, winning the Miss Leeds title.[2]
Weightlifting career
She has competed at five world championships and five European Senior Championships. She was the first British person to win the European u23 Championships in 2015. She competed in the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games representing England and won the silver medal at the 2018 Games. Davies started weightlifting in September 2011 and made her international debut after just two and a half years of training in the sport.
Davies won silver medals representing England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games (-69 kg)and Great Britain at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships (-64 kg).
Davies won a silver medal at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow, again representing Great Britain. [3]
Davies is chairperson of the International Weightlifting Federation's Athlete Commission.
Major results
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 |  Anaheim, United States | 63 kg | 88 | 15 | 118 | 121 | 6 | 209 | 6 | |||
| 2015 | Houston, United States | 69 kg | 86 | 89 | 34 | 113 | 27 | 202 | 30 | |||
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan | 63 kg | 83 | 86 | 29 | 105 | 28 | 191 | 29 | |||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Moscow, Russia | 64 kg | 96 | 98 | 101 |  | 122 | 126 | 129 | | 230 | |
| 2019 |  Batumi, Georgia | 64 kg | 93 | 96 | 98 | 5 | 121 | 125 | 4 | 223 | 4 | |
| 2017 |  Split, Croatia | 63 kg | 87 | 90 | 8 | 112 | 115 | 118 | 4 | 208 | 5 | |
| 2016 |  Førde, Norway | 58 kg | 83 | 86 | 7 | 106 | 11 | 192 | 7 | |||
| 2015 | Tbilisi, Georgia | 58 kg | 82 | 10 | 106 | 9 | 188 | 9 | ||||
| 2014 |  Tel Aviv, Israel | 63 kg | 80 | 84 | 14 | 104 | 11 | 188 | 11 | |||
| British International Open | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Coventry, Great Britain | 64 kg | 96 | 99 | 101 | 1 | 123 | 2 | 224 | | ||
| Representing England | ||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gold Coast, Australia | 69 kg | 92 | 95 | 4 | 119 | 122 | 1 | 217 | | ||
| 2014 |  Glasgow, Scotland | 63 kg | 83 | 6 | 105 | 7 | 188 | 7 | ||||
References
- Oliver, Brian (13 December 2021). "Landmark weightlifting medal for Britain's Davies as American Alwine takes gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- "Beauty queen becomes weightlifter" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Great Britain's Sarah Davies wins weightlifting silver at European Championships". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links
- Profile at britishweightlifting.org