| Leon Griffin | |
| Birth Date: | 9 July 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Weight: | 84.86kg (187.08lb) |
| Country: | |
| Sport: | Weightlifting |
| Weight Class: | 85 kg |
Leon Thomas Griffin (born 9 July 1975) is a British male former weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Great Britain and England at international competitions.
Griffin competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]
He represented England in the 70 kg category, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.[2] [3] Four years later he represented the England team again and won three medals after stepping up in weight to 85 kg, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4] [5] [6]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||||
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| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Piraeus, Greece | 142.5 | 46 | 185 | 37 | 327.5 | 41 | |||||||||
| 145 | 150 | 18 | 185 | 190 | 195 | 9 | 345 | 10 | |||||||
British records in Olympic weightlifting