Kyle Bruce Explained

Kyle Bruce
Fullname:Kyle John Ryan Christopher Park Bruce
Nickname:Bruce Almighty
Birth Date:12 July 1999
Birth Place:Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Sport:Weightlifting
Weight Class:81 kg
Club:Uplift Gym
Team:National team
Coach:Alireza Azari
Updated:1 August 2022

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.

Career

Bruce competed in the men's 81kg 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 89kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 330 kg in total and placed 10th.

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
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Summer Olympics
align=left Paris, France 143148148 182182188 330 10
World Championships
Tashkent, Uzbekistan 140 140 145 17 175 176 183 15 316 15
IWF World Cup
align=left Phuket, Thailand 89 kg 145 149 149 23 187 187 187 16 336 16
Oceania Championships
Honiara, Solomon Islands 89 kg 141146151180180184330
Auckland, New Zealand 89 kg 144147151181188189328

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211217203058/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/12/Results_Book_2021_World_Championships_.pdf . 17 December 2021 . 17 December 2021 . International Weightlifting Federation.
  2. Web site: Gold for Egypt and First World Records – Day 6 at the IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships . . 24 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211212215050/https://iwf.sport/2021/12/12/gold-for-egypt-and-first-world-records-day-6-at-the-iwf-world-championships-and-commonwealth-championships/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter . 12 December 2021 . 12 December 2021.
  3. Web site: 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211224165657/https://www.commonwealthweightlifting.com/newsarchive/docs/2021/Results_Book_Commonwealth_Championships.pdf . 24 December 2021 . 25 December 2021 . Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation.
  4. News: Oliver . Brian . 23 December 2021 . Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February . . 25 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Weightlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808105119/https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/WLF/ResultBook/CG2022_WLF_v1.0.pdf . 8 August 2022 . 3 November 2022 . 2022 Commonwealth Games.
  6. News: Commonwealth Games: England's Chris Murray and Sarah Davies win weightlifting golds . 1 August 2022. BBC Sport.
  7. News: Burke . Patrick . 1 August 2022 . Murray, Davies and Charron set Commonwealth Games records to win weightlifting golds . InsideTheGames.biz . 2 August 2022.