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Darren Liddel

Darren Liddel

New Zealand weightlifter (born 1971)

Darren Liddel (born 6 May 1971) was an Olympic weightlifter for New Zealand.

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At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur he won three gold medals, one in each of the men's 105+ kg clean and jerk, snatch and combined total. He also competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria where he placed 5th in the men's 108+ kg.[1]

Of his return to Te Atatū from Kuala Lumpur Liddel said: "Little did I know three weeks ago that I would be returning home to this kind of welcome. I’m speechless".[2] The contest worsened a wrist injury, and within two years he had stopped weightlifting.[citation needed]

References

  1. [1]
    "Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website". Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  2. [2]
    "Long decade for Games hero". Stuff.co.nz. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2023.


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