# Jack Oliver (weightlifter)

Jack Simon Oliver (born 4 January 1991) is a weightlifter competing in the 77 kg category, representing England and Great Britain.

## Early life

Oliver was educated at Eltham College.

## Career

Oliver represented England at the Commonwealth games in Delhi in 2010, and competed in his first World Weightlifting Championships for Great Britain in Paris, France in 2011. That year, he also won the Commonwealth Championship. In 2012 Oliver competed in the European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, and was later selected to represent Team GB at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

### London 2012 Olympics

Oliver represented Team GB in the Olympic weightlifting at London 2012, competing in the 77 kg event. Oliver was successful in two of his three snatch attempts at ExCeL, lifting 140 kg on his 3rd attempt. In the clean and jerk Oliver completed three good attempts, finishing with a lift of 170 kg giving him an 8 kg personal best. Oliver's total of 310 kg meant he finished 10th overall, the best result of any British weightlifter at the London 2012 games.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he finished in 4th, lifting 142 kg in the snatch and 171 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 313 kg.
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, he won the silver medal the 77 kg division. He lifted 145 kg in the snatch and 167 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 312 kg.
He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.

## Major results

| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank |
| Year | Venue | Weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Representing Great Britain |||||||||||||
| Olympic Games |||||||||||||
| 2012 | London, Great Britain | 77 kg | 135 | 135 | 140 | 11 | 160 | 165 | 170 | 10 | 310 | 10 |
| World Championships |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Houston, United States | 77 kg | 136 | 140 | 140 | 33 | 170 | 176 | 176 | 28 | 316 | 29 |
| 2013 | Wrocław, Poland | 85 kg | 135 | 140 | 143 | 22 | 173 | 173 | 181 | 21 | 313 | 21 |
| 2011 | Paris, France | 77 kg | 132 | 137 | 140 | 26 | 155 | 155 | 160 | 29 | 300 | 26 |
| European Championships |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Batumi, Georgia | 81 kg | 142 | 146 | 150 | 12 | 172 | 176 | 176 | 14 | 322 | 13 |
| 2016 | Førde, Norway | 77 kg | 140 | 144 | 148 | 15 | 173 | 178 | — | 14 | 317 | 15 |
| 2015 | Tbilisi, Georgia | 77 kg | 140 | 145 | 150 | 10 | 170 | 175 | 180 | 10 | 320 | 11 |
| 2012 | Antalya, Turkey | 77 kg | 137 | 137 | 142 | 14 | 162 | 162 | 167 | 19 | 304 | 16 |
| Universiade |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Shenzhen, China | 77 kg | 130 | 135 | 135 | 14 | 152 | 157 | 157 | 15 | 282 | 15 |
| Representing England |||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | 77 kg | 141 | 145 | 148 | | 167 | 171 | 171 | 4 | 312 | |
| 2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | 77 kg | 138 | 142 | 145 | 3 | 171 | 174 | 174 | 5 | 313 | 4 |
| 2010 | Delhi, India | 77 kg | 121 | 126 | 130 | 9 | 142 | 148 | 152 | 7 | 269 | 8 |
| Commonwealth Championships |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Gold Coast, Australia | 77 kg | 127 | 131 | 135 | 6 | 155 | 160 | 165 | 10 | 291 | 10 |
| 2011 | Cape Town, South Africa | 77 kg | 130 | 135 | 137 | | 155 | 160 | 160 | | 297 | |