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Olympic Weightlifter Damon Kelly
Damon Kelly, will be the lone male weightlifter at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He competes in the super heavyweight division which is for 231lbs [105kg] and over.
The Queenslander, was born 1 December 1983 and weighs 332lbs [151kg] and is a member of Cougars weightlifting club at
Kelly heaved personal bests of 385lbs[175kg] in the snatch and 488lbs [222kg] in the clean and jerk at the Olympic trials in
Photo credit: The Australian News
Damon Kelly Career Highlights:
- 2006 Commonwealth Games Silver Medallist
- Commonwealth Games record holder - 217kg Clean and Jerk
- World Junior Championship representative 2001, 2002, 2003 - Best Placing 6th
- Commonwealth Championships Silver Medallist 2003
- Senior
- Senior Oceania Silver medallist 2002
- Senior Oceania Bronze medallist 2005
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- Junior Oceania Championships Gold medallist 2001, 2002, 2003
- Mermet Cup 2003, 2004
- Senior National Silver medallist 1999, 2002, 2004
- Senior National Bronze Medallist 2003, 2005
- U20 National Gold Medallist 2001, 2002, 2003
- U18 National Gold medallist 2000, 2001
- Best Lifter at National U20 2001 Championships
- Best Lifter at National U18 2001 Championships
- QLD U/16, U/18, U/20 and Open records
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