| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | (1971-01-26) 26 January 1971 (age 53) London |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 123 kg (271 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | –+105kg |
| Medal record | |
Giles Greenwood is a male former weightlifting competitor for England and current weightlifting coach.
Weightlifting career
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester he won a gold medal in the 105+ kg snatch, a silver in the combined and a bronze in the clean and jerk. Previously he had competed at both the 1994 Commonwealth Games for England and the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur for England where he won a silver medal in the snatch and a bronze medal in the combined.
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | |||||
| Representing Great Britain
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 |  Athens, Greece |
+105 kg | 172.5 | 172.5 | 20 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 30 | 372.5 | 22 | ||||
| 1995 |  Guangzhou, China |
+108 kg | 155.0 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 20 | 185.0 | 192.5 | 192.5 | 19 | 355.0 | 19 | ||
| 1994 |  Istanbul, Turkey |
108 kg | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 23 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 25 | 330.0 | 24 | ||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Antalya, Turkey |
+105 kg | 160.0 | 165.0 | — | 165.0 | 13 | 190.0 | 197.5 | — | 197.5 | 14 | 362.5 | 14 |
| 2001 |  Trenčín, Slovakia |
+105 kg | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 9 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 9 | 345.0 | 8 | ||
| 2000 |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
+105 kg | 165.0 | 160.0 | 12 | 190.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 13 | 365.0 | 12 | |||
| 1999 |  La Coruña, Spain |
+105 kg | 150.0 | 150.0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 |  Riesa, Germany |
+105 kg | 152.5 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 15 | 182.5 | 190.0 | 190.0 | 16 | 350.0 | 15 | ||
| 1994 |  Sokolov, Czech Republic |
108 kg | — | — | — | 152.5 | 9 | — | — | — | 182.5 | 13 | 335.0 | 11 |
Representing  England
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| Commonwealth Games * | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Manchester, England |
+105 kg | 175.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 |  |
192.5 | 200.0 | 207.5 | 207.5 |  |
387.5 | 
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| 1998 |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
+105 kg | 162.5 | 162.5 | |
— | — | — | 190.0 | 4 | 352.5 |
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| 1994 |  Victoria, Canada |
+108 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* By 2002, medals were awarded in all three categories.
References
- "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "67th World Championships". www.iwrp.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "66th World Championships". www.iwrp.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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