| Competition: | British International Open 2019 |
| Dates: | 7–9 June |
| Competitors: | 71 |
| Nations: | 20 |
| Venue: | Ricoh Arena |
| Location: | Coventry, Great Britain |
The British International Open 2019 (known as The Birds Eye British Championships for sponsorship reasons)[1] was an IWF bronze level weightlifting event hosted at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on the 7-9 June 2019.[2] The competition was a qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and featured 71 athletes from over 20 nations. [3]
The following is the competition schedule for the British International Open competitions:
| Date | Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 7 June | 15:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women’s 49kg |
| 18:10 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women’s 55kg | |
| 20:20 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's 73kg | |
| Saturday, 8 June | 08:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women's 59kg |
| 10:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's 81kg | |
| 12:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women's 64kg | |
| 14:50 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's 89kg | |
| 17:00 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women's 71kg | |
| 18:50 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's 96kg | |
| 20:50 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's 102kg | |
| Sunday, 9 June | 09:00 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women's 76kg |
| 11:20 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women’s 81kg | |
| 13:10 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men’s 109kg | |
| 15:20 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women’s 87kg & 87+kg | |
| 17:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men’s 109+ kg | |
Start times as listed on the official schedule [4]
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.[5] 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. [6] The group was won by Ukraine's Kyryl Pyrohov. [7] Ilyin's Kazakhstan compatriot Denis Ulanov won gold in the Men's 81kg class. [8]
| 73 kg | 295 kg | 286 kg | 253 kg | |||
| 81 kg | 325 kg | 304 kg | 285 kg | |||
| 96 kg | 351 kg | 350 kg | 329 kg | |||
| 102 kg | 331 kg | 312 kg |