Leon Griffin

Leon Thomas Griffin (born 9 July 1975) is a British male former weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Great Britain and England at international competitions.

Leon Griffin

Personal information
Nationality	United Kingdom
Born	9 July 1975 Ipswich, Suffolk
Weight	84.86 kg (187.1 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain  England
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	85 kg
Medal record Weightlifting Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur 85kg combined 1998 Kuala Lumpur 85kg clean & jerk 1998 Kuala Lumpur 85kg snatch

Weightlifting career

Griffin competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

He represented England in the 70kg category, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.[2][3] Four years later he represented the England team again and won three medals after stepping up in weight to 85kg, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4][5][6]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
World Championships
1999	Piraeus, Greece	85 kg	142.5	147.5	147.5	46	185	190	190	37	327.5	41
1998	Lahti, Finland	85 kg	145	150	150	18	185	190	195	9	345	10

See also

British records in Olympic weightlifting

References

1. "1999 Weightlifting World Championships - Leon Griffin". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
2. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
3. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
5. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

Further reading

• Peterborough Today (2001)
• Commonwealth Games Medalists - Weightlifting
• Independent.co.uk
• Leon Griffin Wins Ironman 70.3 Timberman
• Kuala Lumpur 1998: Silver Medallists
• 1998 Men under 85kg
• 2003 London Open Championships