Darryn Anthony

Darryn Anthony
Personal information
Nationality  South Africa
Born (1985-12-18) 18 December 1985
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 77 kg

Darryn Anthony (born December 18, 1985) is a South African weightlifter.[1] Anthony represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's middleweight category (77 kg). Anthony placed twenty-second in this event, as he successfully lifted 135 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 160 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 295 kg.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Darryn Anthony". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Men's 77kg (170 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.


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