Christopher John Murray is a British weightlifter competing in the 81 kg weight class. He won gold at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...
in
Birmingham
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, England.
Career
Murray won his first international medal when he received a bronze in the 62 Kg category at the
2015 Commonwealth Youth Games held in Samoa.
Murray first won gold (77kg class) at the British Weight Lifting Championships in 2018, and has also won in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
In 2022, Murray set a new Commonwealth record when he lifted a total of 325kg to win gold in the
81 kg category at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...
held in Birmingham.
References
External links
Chris Murrayat England Weight Lifting
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1999 births
Living people
British male weightlifters
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Weightlifters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
21st-century British sportsmen
Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games gold medallists in weightlifting
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