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Ben Watson

Weightlifting

Date of Birth

20 March 1990

Age

34

Place of Birth

Oxford

Club

St Birinus Weightlifting Club

Commonwealth Appearances

Ben Watson made his second Commonwealth Games appearance on the Gold Coast in April after winning a bronze at Glasgow 2014. 

On the Gold Coast, Ben, from Didcot, placed sixth in the men's +105kg weight category.

He also competed at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India.

He is coached by Philip Karlsson at St Birinus Weightlifting Club.

Weightlifting
Weightlifting sees the strongest athletes in the Commonwealth Games compete to raise the biggest possible weights into the air.

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