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Mark Thomas (weightlifter)

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Mark Thomas
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1963-04-17) 17 April 1963 (age 61)
Croydon, London
Sport
ClubGifford
Medal record
weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place (x3) 1990 Auckland 110kg heavyweight

Mark Thomas (born 1963), is a male former weightlifter who competed for Great Britain and England.

Weightlifting career

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Thomas represented Great Britain in the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England and won three gold medals in the 110 kg sub-heavyweight division, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. 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.[2][3]

References

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