Anthony Peddle (born 11 May 1971) was a British Paralympic powerlifter. Peddle competed in seven Summer Paralympic Games a record number for a British athlete.[1] He won gold at the 2000 Games in Sydney and a bronze medal in both the 1992 and 1996 Games.

Anthony Peddle
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1971-05-11) 11 May 1971 (age 53)
Northampton, United Kingdom
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportPowerlifting
Event-48 kg Category
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's powerlifting
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney −48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona −48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta −48 kg
IPC World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Uppsala −48 kg
Silver medal – second place 1998 Dubai −48 kg

Personal history

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Peddle was born in Northampton in 1971.[2] He has spina bifida.[3]

Sporting career

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Peddle took up weightlifting whilst a teenager. At the age of 17 he was selected to compete for the Great Britain team at the 1988 Summer Paralympics at Seoul.[4] Four years later he won his first Paralympic medal, a bronze in the 52kg weightlifting at Barcelona.[5] In 1994 Peddle won silver at the IPC Powerlifting World Championships in Uppsala in the 48 kg category.[5] He then added a second Paralympic bronze medal at the 1996 Game in Atlanta.[5] He continued his run of medals with another second place at the 1998 IPC Powerlifting World Championships.[5]

At the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Peddle set a new world record of 168 kg in the -48 kg, winning the gold medal in the process.[2] This would be his last major medal though Peddle would go on to compete in three more Paralympics ending his career on home soil at the 2012 Games in London.[4] As well as representing Great Britain, Peddle took part in one Commonwealth Games as part of the England team. There he competed in the Bench Press, finishing eleventh.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Meet GB's Powerlifting Team". channel4.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Anthony Peddle". paralympics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. ^ https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/northampton-powerlifter-looks-forward-to-london-2012-1-4213149 [dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Paralympics 2012: Powerlifter Anthony Peddle hangs up his stretch suit". The Guardian. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Peddle, Anthony". ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.