# British International Open 2019

The British International Open 2019 (known as The Birds Eye British Championships for sponsorship reasons) was an IWF bronze level weightlifting event hosted at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on the 7-9 June 2019. The competition was a qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and featured 71 athletes from over 20 nations.

## Schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the British International Open competitions:
| Date | Time | Event |
| Friday, 7 June | 15:30 | Women’s 49kg |
| Friday, 7 June | 18:10 | Women’s 55kg |
| Friday, 7 June | 20:20 | Men's 73kg |
| Saturday, 8 June | 08:30 | Women's 59kg |
| Saturday, 8 June | 10:30 | Men's 81kg |
| Saturday, 8 June | 12:30 | Women's 64kg |
| Saturday, 8 June | 14:50 | Men's 89kg |
| Saturday, 8 June | 17:00 | Women's 71kg |
| Saturday, 8 June | 18:50 | Men's 96kg |
| Saturday, 8 June | 20:50 | Men's 102kg |
| Sunday, 9 June | 09:00 | Women's 76kg |
| Sunday, 9 June | 11:20 | Women’s 81kg |
| Sunday, 9 June | 13:10 | Men’s 109kg |
| Sunday, 9 June | 15:20 | Women’s 87kg & 87+kg |
| Sunday, 9 June | 17:30 | Men’s 109+ kg |
Start times as listed on the official schedule

## Event summary

Host nation Great Britain won the most medals with 13 and recorded a 1-2 finish in the Woman's 64kg class with Zoe Smith edging out Sarah Davies by just a single kilogram. China topped the gold medal tally with a total of 3. Four-times World Champion Ilya Ilyin made his second international start since returning from suspension and took silver in the Men's 96kg class. The group was won by Ukraine's Kyryl Pyrohov. Ilyin's Kazakhstan compatriot Denis Ulanov won gold in the Men's 81kg class.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR)* | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Romania (ROM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Switzerland (CHE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Lithuania (LIT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 44 |

## Medalists
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 73 kg | Petr Petrov Czech Republic | 295 kg | Gareth Evans Great Britain | 286 kg | Rick Confiance Seychelles | 253 kg |
| 81 kg | Denis Ulanov Kazakhstan | 325 kg | Sean Brown Ireland | 304 kg | Chris Murray Great Britain | 285 kg |
| 96 kg | Kyril Pyrohov Ukraine | 351 kg | Ilya Ilyin Kazakhstan | 350 kg | Edmon Avetisyan Great Britain | 329 kg |
| 102 kg | Leho Pent Estonia | 331 kg | Jiří Gasior Czech Republic | 312 kg | N/A | N/A |
| 109 kg | Dmytro Chumak Ukraine | 380 kg | Arnas Šidiškis Lithuania | 350 kg | Owen Boxall Great Britain | 350 kg |
| +109 kg | Jiří Orság Czech Republic | 396 kg | Kamil Kučera Czech Republic | 395 kg | Enzo Kuworge Netherlands | 370 kg |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 49 kg | Zhang Rong China | 195 kg | Kelly-Jo Robson Great Britain | 156 kg | Hannah Powell Great Britain | 151 kg |
| 55 kg | Sarah Øvsthus Norway | 183 kg | Fraer Morrow Great Britain | 180 kg | Elena Andrieș Romania | 179 kg |
| 59 kg | Sol Anette Waaler Norway | 187 kg | Olivia Blatch Great Britain | 183 kg | Jenny Tong Great Britain | 170 kg |
| 64 kg | Zoe Smith Great Britain | 225 kg | Sarah Davies Great Britain | 224 kg | Marianne Saarhelo Finland | 193 kg |
| 71 kg | Loredana Toma Romania | 244 kg | Huang Ting China | 221 kg | Sally Bennett Great Britain | 196 kg |
| 76 kg | Nora Jäggi Switzerland | 206 kg | Taylor Jordan-Harris United States | 201 kg | Simona Hertlová Czech Republic | 197 kg |
| 81 kg | Briana Sfamurri United States | 214 kg | Phoebe Hoi-Kay N’Golo United States | 202 kg | Rayen Cupid Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 196 kg |
| 87 kg | Yue Kang China | 268 kg | Juliana Riotto United States | 226 kg | Anna Van Bellinghen Belgium | 215 kg |
| +87 kg | Zhou Xiaoman China | 300 kg | Jia Weipeng China | 256 kg | Emily Campbell Great Britain | 255 kg |