Ben Watson (weightlifter)

Ben Watson

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Mathieu Watson
Nationality	British
Born	(1990-03-20) 20 March 1990 (age 34) Oxford, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (186 cm)[1]
Weight	17 st 11 lb (113 kg)[1]
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	105 kg
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Men's 105 kg
Updated on 11 October 2014

Benjamin Mathieu "Ben" Watson (born 20 March 1990) is a British weightlifter from Oxfordshire.[2] He competed for England in the men's 105 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[3] where he won a bronze medal.[4]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2011	Paris, France	105 kg	135	140	145	29	155	160	165	29	300	29
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018	Brisbane, Australia	+105 kg	155	155	160	5	185	192	200	6	352	6
2014	Glasgow, Scotland	105 kg	147	152	157	1	180	185	185	6	337
Commonwealth Championships
2017	Gold Coast, Australia	+105 kg	148	153	157	5	175	180	184	8	337	6
2013	Penang, Malaysia	105 kg	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	328	6

References

1. "Ben Watson". teamengland.org. Commonwealth Games England. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
2. "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
3. Knox, Mike (31 May 2014). "Watson delighted with Commonwealth Games call-up". Oxford Mail. UK. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
4. Mulvihill, Callum (30 July 2014). "Ben Watson "absolutely ecstatic" with bronze in 105kg at Commonwealth Games". Sports Mole. UK. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

External links

• Benjamin Mathieu Watson at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Benjamin Watson at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Ben Watson at Team England