European Youth and Under 15 Championship 2023 Results

Congratulations to the British Weight Lifting (BWL) team who have just competed at the European Youth and Under 15 Championships in Moldova last week. The team are a great sample of the future of British Weightlifting and this competition provided a great opportunity for the athletes to step onto the international platform, some for the first time, to gain that essential experience.

First to the platform was Edward Skinner from Maidstone Weightlifting who was competing in the 67kg B group. Edward successfully hit his first snatch of 80kg but then missed his following two lifts of 84kg. In the clean and jerk, again he hit his first lift of 105kg but missed his second and third attempt of 108kg. On his international debut this gave Edward a total of 185kg.

Silver Ee also from Maidstone Weightlifting was competing in the 67kg A group. Silver was successful with his first and second snatch attempts of 103kg and 106kg respectively but unfortunately missed his third attempt of 108kg. In the clean and jerk Silver successfully lifted 129kg, missed his second lift of 133kg but came out for his third attempt to secure this weight. This gave Silver a total of 239kg putting him in fifth place.

Martha Bailey from Pride Performance competed in the 71kg under 15 category. For her snatch attempts, Martha lifted 67kg and 70kg but missed her third attempt of 72kg. In the clean and jerk Martha missed her first and second attempt of 79kg but was successful with her third lift of 80kg. This gave Martha a total of 150kg putting her in fourth place.

Rhys Deeley from Kilmarnock (KAWLC) competed in the 73kg category. In the snatch he successfully lifted 95kg and 100kg respectively but unfortunately missed his final lift of 105kg. In the clean and jerk Rhys successfully lifted 125kg but missed his second and third attempt of 131kg. This gave Rhys a total of 225kg putting him in eighth place.

The final GB lifter of the competition was Maddie Rosher who competed in the 71kg. Maddie was successful on all her snatch attempts of 75kg, 78kg and 80kg. In the clean and jerk Maddie hit her first lift of 94kg but was unsuccessful at 97kg on her second and third attempt. This gave Maddie a total of 174kg for her first international competition putting her in fifth place.

The athletes were supported by Team Manager Kristian McPhee, National Youth Coach Rhod Thomas, Coach Julie Morrish with Sheli McCoy chaperoning.

British Weight Lifting would like to congratulate the team on their performances and all their hard work in training. Thanks are also extended to UK Sport, Sport England and The National Lottery for their continued support.