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Darryn Anthony

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Darryn Anthony
Personal information
Nationality South Africa
Born (1985-12-18) 18 December 1985 (age 38)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event77 kg

Darryn Anthony (born December 18, 1985) is a South African weightlifter.[1] Anthony represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's middleweight category (77 kg). Anthony placed twenty-second in this event, as he successfully lifted 135 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 160 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 295 kg.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Darryn Anthony". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's 77kg (170 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
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