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Stephen Ward (weightlifter)

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Stephen Ward
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1973-05-04) 4 May 1973 (age 51)[1]
Medal record
Weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place (x3) 1994 Victoria 83kg division
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 85kg snatch
Silver medal – second place (x2) 1998 Kuala Lumpur 85kg division

Stephen Ward (born 1973), is a male former weightlifter who competed for England.[2]

Weightlifting career

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Ward represented England and won three silver medals in the 83 kg division, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria. The three medals were won 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][4] Four years later he won a snatch gold medal and two silver medals for England, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [5][6] and he also competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[7]

He also competed at the world championships, most recently at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships.

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". IWF.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting: Ward ready for lift off". The Telegraph.
  3. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.