Morgan won the British under-16 championship in 1979. He became the youngest ever Commonwealth Games weightlifting champion in 1982 at Brisbane, at 17 years of age. Competing in the lightweight class (67.5 kg), he achieved 132.5 kg in the snatch and 162.5 kg in the clean and jerk to defeat former champion Basil (Bill) Stellios of Australia. Morgan is the only competitor to win medals in six different Commonwealth Games, with victories in 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, and 2002. He won two gold and one silver medals in 2002 at Manchester (with 145 kg in the snatch and 160 in the clean and jerk),[2] bringing his career medal total to twelve (nine gold, three silver).
Morgan recorded his best attempt in the snatch at the 1984 Junior World Championships, with a lift of 150 kg which gave him the gold in the snatch in the 75 kg class. He then went on to finish second overall after a clean and jerk of 180k. This was the first time in 27 years that a British weightlifter has won a gold medal in a world championship.
Morgan placed fourth in the 1984 Summer Olympics. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Morgan competed in the 82.5 kg class and finished fourth again with a total of 365 kg. David Morgan is also the only person in history to have won overall gold in 5 commonwealth games.[3]
Commonwealth Games 2002: Weightlifting: Morgan has no plans to carry on[permanent dead link]
January 31, 2023
dave, morgan, weightlifter, david, morgan, born, september, 1964, welsh, weightlifter, morgan, british, under, championship, 1979, became, youngest, ever, commonwealth, games, weightlifting, champion, 1982, brisbane, years, competing, lightweight, class, achie. David Morgan MBE born 30 September 1964 is a Welsh weightlifter 1 Morgan won the British under 16 championship in 1979 He became the youngest ever Commonwealth Games weightlifting champion in 1982 at Brisbane at 17 years of age Competing in the lightweight class 67 5 kg he achieved 132 5 kg in the snatch and 162 5 kg in the clean and jerk to defeat former champion Basil Bill Stellios of Australia Morgan is the only competitor to win medals in six different Commonwealth Games with victories in 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 and 2002 He won two gold and one silver medals in 2002 at Manchester with 145 kg in the snatch and 160 in the clean and jerk 2 bringing his career medal total to twelve nine gold three silver Morgan recorded his best attempt in the snatch at the 1984 Junior World Championships with a lift of 150 kg which gave him the gold in the snatch in the 75 kg class He then went on to finish second overall after a clean and jerk of 180k This was the first time in 27 years that a British weightlifter has won a gold medal in a world championship Morgan placed fourth in the 1984 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Morgan competed in the 82 5 kg class and finished fourth again with a total of 365 kg David Morgan is also the only person in history to have won overall gold in 5 commonwealth games 3 He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to weightlifting 4 References Edit David Morgan www olympic org Retrieved 30 November 2018 www qwa org Archived 2005 12 23 at the Wayback Machine www marcolympics org Archived from the original on 22 July 2011 Retrieved 9 July 2008 No 62866 The London Gazette Supplement 28 December 2019 p N20 External links EditCommonwealth Games 2002 Weightlifting Morgan has no plans to carry on permanent dead link Commonwealth Games 2002 Weightlifting MORGAN RECORD SIX HAUL Sport Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dave Morgan weightlifter amp oldid 1082617883, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
