Grantley Sobers

Grantley Sobers
Personal information
NationalityBarbadian
Born (1937-05-16) 16 May 1937 (age 87)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  British West Indies (BWI)
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Chicago Bantamweight

Grantley Sobers (born 16 May 1937) is a Barbadian weightlifter.[1] Sobers represented the British West Indies at the 1959 Pan American Games, where he won the bronze medal in the Bantamweight competition. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, finishing in 10th position with a lift of 307.5 kg.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Fact box - West Indies". BBC News. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grantley Sobers Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2019.


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