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| Born | 9 June 1962 Rotherham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight class | 67.5 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dean Willey (born 9 June 1962 in Rotherham) is a British former weightlifter.
Weightlifting career
[edit]Willey competed in the 67.5 kg category and represented Great Britain at international competitions. He won the bronze medal in the snatch at the 1984 World Weightlifting Championships lifting 140.0 kg. He participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the 67.5 kg event and also at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
He represented England and won a gold medal in the 60 kg featherweight, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] Four years later he won a second gold medal in the heavier category of 67.5 kg lightweight, when representing England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Dean Willey" (PDF). iwf.net. pp. 102–125. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dean Willey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.[dead link]
External links
[edit]- Dean Willey at Lift Up
- Dean Willey at Olympedia
- Dean Willey at Olympics.com
- Dean Willey at Olympedia
- Dean Willey at Team GB
