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Gary Langford

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Gary Langford
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1953-03-14) 14 March 1953 (age 71)
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Medal record
weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton 90kg middle-heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane 100kg sub-heavyweight

Gary Leroy Langford (born 1953), is a male former weightlifter who competed for Great Britain and England.

Weightlifting career

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Langford represented Great Britain in the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 90 kg middle-heavyweight, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2] Four years later he represented England and won a silver medal in the 100 kg sub-heavyweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.