Kyle John Ryan Christopher Park Bruce (born 12 July 1999) is an Australian weightlifter competing in the 81 kg weight class. He won silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
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| Full name | Kyle John Ryan Christopher Park Bruce | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bruce Almighty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1999 Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 81 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Uplift Gym | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alireza Azari | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBruce competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1] He finished in 15th place in this competition.[1] The 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were also held at the same time and he won the silver medal in this event.[2][3] This result enabled him to qualify to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[4][5]
In 2022, Brunce lifted a total of 323kg to win silver in the 81 kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham.[6][7]
In August 2024, Bruce competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 330 kg in total and placed 10th.
Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 2024 | Paris, France | 89 kg | 143 | 148 | — | 182 | — | 330 | 10 | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 81 kg | 140 | 17 | 176 | 15 | 316 | 15 | ||||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 89 kg | 145 | 149 | 23 | 187 | 16 | 336 | 16 | |||
| Oceania Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Honiara, Solomon Islands | 89 kg | 141 | 146 |  |
180 | 184 | |
330 |
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| 2024 | Auckland, New Zealand | 89 kg | 144 | 147 | |
181 | |
328 |
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References
edit- ^ a b "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Gold for Egypt and First World Records – Day 6 at the IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships". IWF. 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: England's Chris Murray and Sarah Davies win weightlifting golds". BBC Sport. 1 August 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (1 August 2022). "Murray, Davies and Charron set Commonwealth Games records to win weightlifting golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
