Kyle Bruce

Kyle Bruce
Personal information
Full nameKyle John Ryan Christopher Park Bruce
NicknameBruce Almighty
Born (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 25)
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
Country Australia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class81 kg
ClubUplift Gym
TeamNational team
Coached byAlireza Azari
Medal record
Weightlifting
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Honiara 89 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Auckland 89 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 81 kg
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent 81 kg
Updated on 1 August 2022

Kyle John Ryan Christopher Park Bruce (born 12 July 1999) is an Australian weightlifter competing in the 81 kg weight class. He won silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Career

Bruce competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1] He finished in 15th place in this competition.[1] The 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were also held at the same time and he won the silver medal in this event.[2][3] This result enabled him to qualify to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[4][5]

In 2022, Brunce lifted a total of 323kg to win silver in the 81 kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham.[6][7]

In August 2024, Bruce competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 330 kg in total and placed 10th.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2024 Paris, France 89 kg 143 148 148 — 182 182 188 — 330 10
World Championships
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 81 kg 140 140 145 17 175 176 183 15 316 15
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 89 kg 145 149 149 23 187 187 187 16 336 16
Oceania Championships
2023 Honiara, Solomon Islands 89 kg 141 146 151 1st place, gold medalist(s) 180 180 184 1st place, gold medalist(s) 330 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Auckland, New Zealand 89 kg 144 147 151 1st place, gold medalist(s) 181 188 189 1st place, gold medalist(s) 328 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ a b "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Gold for Egypt and First World Records – Day 6 at the IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships". IWF. 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. ^ Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games: England's Chris Murray and Sarah Davies win weightlifting golds". BBC Sport. 1 August 2022.
  7. ^ Burke, Patrick (1 August 2022). "Murray, Davies and Charron set Commonwealth Games records to win weightlifting golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.