Geoff Laws

Geoffrey 'Geoff' Laws (born 1956), is a male former weightlifter who competed for Great Britain and England.

Geoff Laws
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1956-12-19) 19 December 1956
London
Sport
ClubGrove Hall
Medal record
weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane 56kg bantamweight

Weightlifting career

Laws represented Great Britain in the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 56 kg bantamweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2] Four years later he represented England in the 60 kg featherweight division at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland[3] and represented England in a third Games, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[4][5]

References
  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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