Maya Laylor Explained

Maya Celeste Laylor
Birth Date:	4 July 1995
Birth Place:	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Country:	Canada
Sport:	Weightlifting
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Maya Celeste Laylor (born July 4, 1995) is a Canadian weightlifter from Toronto, Ontario.^[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.

Career

Junior

Laylor competed at two World Juniors Weightlifting Championships, finishing with a no mark in 2014 and 5th in 2015, both in the 69 kg event.^{[2] [3]}

Senior

Laylor is a two time Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships champion.^[4]

In March 2022, Laylor was officially named to Canada's 2022 Commonwealth Games team.^{[5] [6]} Laylor would go onto win the gold medal in the 76 kg event at the games.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maya Celeste Laylor. 8 July 2022. www.the-sports.org/. Info Média Conseil. 8 July 2022.
2. Web site: 2019 World Weightlifting Championships Media Guide. 8 July 2022. www.iwf.sport/. International Weightlifting Federation. 8 July 2022. 135.
3. News: Gillespie. Kerry. 11 February 2015. Teen weightlifter sets some lofty goals for herself. Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 11 February 2015.
4. News: 23 February 2022. Toronto weightlifter and her dad hope to make their Olympic dreams come true. CBC News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 8 July 2022.
5. Web site: Canadian Weightlifting Team Named for 2022 Commonwealth Games. CSC. 24 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220324215955/https://commonwealthsport.ca/news/featured/canadian-weightlifting-team-named-2022-commonwealth-games.html. 24 March 2022. 8 July 2022. live.
6. News: Davidson. Neil. 25 March 2022. Olympic champion Maude Charron leads Canada's Commonwealth Games weightlifting team. Canadian Press. Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 8 July 2022.
7. Web site: Canada's Laylor wins gold in Commonwealth Games women's weightlifting. Canadian Press. 2 August 2022. www.tsn.ca. TSN. 2 August 2022.