Georgina Black

Georgina Black
Personal information
Full nameGeorgina Black
Nationality United Kingdom (  Scotland)
Born (1989-12-20) 20 December 1989 (age 35)
Weight62.97 kg (138.8 lb)
Sport
Country Scotland
SportWeightlifting
Weight class63 kg
TeamNational team
Updated on 19 October 2016

Georgina Black (born (1989-12-20)20 December 1989) is a Scottish female weightlifter, competing in the 63 kg category. She represented Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 63 kg event.[1][2] She also competed in the 2013 Commonwealth Championships, the 2013 10th International "ASVO-NO" Women's Grand Prix, and the 2011 Commonwealth Championships.[3]

Black has dropping a number of bodyweight divisions, from 75 kg in 2011, to 69 kg in 2013 and 63 kg in 2014, necessitating considerable personal weight loss whilst maintaining her ability to lift.[2][4]

Major competitions

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Commonwealth Games
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 63 kg 75 77 79 — 94 98 100 — 175 9

References

  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games - Georgina Black". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Georgina Black". Glasgow 2014 Ltd. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ "BLACK Georgina SCO". iwf.net. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ^ Murray, Keir (15 April 2014). "Glasgow 2014: Georgi Black lifts weights on 750 calories a day". BBC News website.


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