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Wednesday, 17 October 2007 |
Norwich athlete Hadley Jones wins weightlifting gold
Norwich-based weightlifter and athlete Hadley Jones amazed the powerlifting world at the WDFPF Singles Olympic Championships by coming home from Italy with a total of four gold medals and three world records.
Hadley Jones has become England's first 18-year-old World Singles Powerlifting Champion.
Hadley Jones was taking part at the singles Olympic championship of the World Drug Free Power Lifting Federation, in the 67.5kg category for 18-year-olds and he won in the equipped squat and unequipped squat on the first day of the event.
Just a day later he came back, ignoring all advice, to take part in the dead-lift categories, where he successfully lifted 185kg in both the equipped and unequipped disciplines.
A very proud Hadley Jones afterwards said: "I feel like a champion, for a young boy at 18 in the Olympic power lifting and you're four-time champion - one is amazing, but four? I'm speechless."
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