Peter May (weightlifter)

Peter May (born (1966-06-18)18 June 1966 in Enfield) is a British male weightlifter.

Peter May
Personal information
Full namePeter May
Born (1966-06-18) 18 June 1966
Enfield, Greater London, United Kingdom
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84.78 kg (186.9 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportWeightlifting
Weight class85 kg
ClubOld Wheatshead
TeamNational team
Medal record
weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh 82.5kg
Silver medal – second place(x3) 1990 Auckland 100kg
Silver medal – second place(x3) 1994 Victoria 91kg

Weightlifting career

May competed in the 85 kg category representing England and Great Britain at international competitions. He participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 kg event and at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 90 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 82.5 kg light-heavyweight, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] He then won three silver medals representing England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand during an unusual period when three medals were awarded in one category (clean and jerk, snatch and combined) which invariably led to the same athlete winning all three of the same colour medal.[3] He won another three silver medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.[4]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
1992Spain Barcelona, Spain90 kg——7
1988South Korea Seoul, South Korea100 kg——13
World Championships
2003Canada Vancouver, Canada85 kg150155155281751801852633527
2001Turkey Antalya, Turkey94 kg155160162.5141851901901535013
1998Finland Lahti, Finland94 kg15015015019185185187.5---0---

References
  1. "2003 Weightlifting World Championships - Peter May". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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