Long Standing Referee David Mannion Secures Bronze

Long standing weightlifting referee David Mannion recently won Bronze at The European Masters held in Budapest last month.

David is currently ranked 30^th out of 60 in the Men’s Masters with around 268.4 SMF points, his previous accolades include British Masters Weightlifting Champion in 2007, 2010,2012 and 2017.

David has a strong connection to the sport due to his 13 year involvement as a referee. In 2005 he started refereeing at a regional level before progressing to National level in 2007.  In 2013 he became an IWF Category 2 referee where he officiated at the British Under 20 and 23’s.

To date David has officiated at over 100 competitions including two European Masters and four British Senior Championships.

A full list of results from the European Masters can be found here, which saw Team GBR finish 4^th in both the Women’s and Men’s competition.