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George Newton (weightlifter)

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George Newton
Personal information
NationalityBritish Guiana British Guiana
 England
 New Zealand
Born(1936-08-13)13 August 1936
British Guiana
Died23 February 2016(2016-02-23) (aged 79)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth -60 Kg combined
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kingston -67.5 Kg combined
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh -67.5 Kg combined
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch -67.5 Kg combined

George Newton (13 August 1936 – 23 February 2016) was a male weightlifter who competed for England and Great Britain, and then for New Zealand at the end of his career.

Weightlifting career

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He represented England and won a gold medal in 60 kg, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[1]

Four years later he stepped up in weight to the -67.5 kg category and went on to win a silver medal and two consecutive gold medals, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[2][3] the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland and the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[4]

He trained out of the Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club and represented Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.[5]

After his fourth Commonwealth Games appearance he remained in New Zealand and represented them in the 1978 Commonwealth Games at the age of 42.[6]

Personal life

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He was an electrician by trade.

References

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  1. ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  2. ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Tributes flow for triple weightlifting gold medallist George Newton". Stuff. 26 February 2016.