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Peter Kirkbride
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1987-12-19) 19 December 1987 (age 36)
Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
 Scotland
SportWeightlifting
Event–94 kg
ClubKilmarnock WLC
Coached byCharles Hamilton
Updated on 14 August 2012

Peter Kirkbride (born 19 December 1987 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish weightlifter.[1][2] Kirkbride won a silver medal in weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games[3] and was selected to represent Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 94 kg division, where he finished in 16th place.[4] His placing was later increased to 9th overall, following failed retroactive doping tests.

References

  1. ^ "Peter Kirkbride - Weightlifting - News, Olympic Results and History". Teamgb.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Peter Kirkbride". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  3. ^ O'Doherty, Compiled by Will (7 April 2011). "One hundred hopefuls for 2012: Peter Kirkbride". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Peter Kirkbride Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2017.