Sonny Webster Explained

Nationality:British
Full Name:Sonny Curtis Webster
Birth Date:10 March 1994
Birth Place:High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Height:1.78 m
Weight:94 kg
Sport:Weightlifting

Sonny Curtis Webster (born 10 March 1994)[1] is a British weightlifter. He placed 14th at the Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 94 kg in the Men's 94kg totaling 333kg.

Webster graduated in sports performance from the University of Bath in 2016.[2] He is founder of the athletic sportswear brand Big Friday Supplies, and the head coach of The Lifting Zone (previously The Sonny Webster Academy).

Anti-doping rule violations

Webster has twice been issued with ineligibility bans relating to anti-doping rule violations. Firstly, he served a four year ban from June 2017 to June 2021 after testing postive for ostarine.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Webster received a second three-year ban, from June 2021 to June 2024, for violating the terms of his initial ban by coaching athletes during that period..[7] [8]

Results

YearEventWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total (kg)Rank
2009 European Youth Championships 69 kg 92 115 207 18
2011 World Youth Championships 77 kg 118 145 263 4
2011 European Youth Championships 85 kg 125 156 281 9
2011 European Junior Championships 85 kg 126 157 283 12
2011 Commonwealth Championships 85 kg 128 160 288 2
2011 Commonwealth Junior Championships 85 kg 128 160 288 2
2011 Commonwealth Youth Championships 85 kg 128 160 288 1
2012 European Championships 85 kg 133 160 293 15
2012 European Junior Championships 94 kg 131 168 299 16
2013 World Junior Championships 94 kg 139 171 310 12
2013 European Junior Championships 94 kg 145 175 319 3
2013 Commonwealth Championships 94 kg 142 182 324 5
2013 Commonwealth Junior Championships 94 kg 142 182 324 2
2014 European Championships 94 kg 146 178 324 13
2014 World Junior Championships 94 kg 138 183 321 4
2014 Commonwealth Games 94 kg 147 180 327 5
2014 European Junior Championships 94 kg 150 183 333 9
2015 World Championships 94 kg 151 188 339 22
2016 European Championships 94 kg 149 185 334 15
2016 Olympic Games 94 kg 148 185 333 14

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WEBSTER Sonny Curtis . IWF.net . . 1 August 2016 . 10 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310140411/http://www.iwf.net/results/athletes/?athlete=webster-sonny-curtis-1994-03-10&id=3878 . dead.
  2. Web site: Graduation one day, Rio 2016 selection the next for weightlifter Sonny Webster . University of Bath . 29 June 2016 . 5 October 2024.
  3. Web site: BWL Statement - Sonny Webster . British Weightlifting . 5 October 2024 . http://web.archive.org/web/20200930053752/https://britishweightlifting.org/article/bwl-statement-sonny-webster . 30 September 2020.
  4. News: Sonny Webster: GB weightlifter fails to have doping ban overturned . BBC News . 5 December 2017 . 5 October 2024.
  5. Web site: Weightlifter Banned for Four Years . UKAD.org.uk . . 5 December 2017 . 17 May 2018 . 17 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180517233259/https://www.ukad.org.uk/news/article/weightlifter-banned-for-four-years/ . dead.
  6. News: Rumsby . Ben . 5 December 2017 . GB weightlifter Sonny Webster says he spent life savings on 'unjustified' four-year drugs ban . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180215184230/http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/weightlifting/2017/12/05/gb-weightliftersonny-webster-says-spent-life-savings-unjustified/ . live . 15 February 2018 . 2 January 2019.
  7. News: Sonny Webster: British weightlifter given additional three-year ban . BBC News . 20 March 2019 . 5 October 2024.
  8. News: Weightlifting: British weightlifter Webster gets additional three-year ban . Reuters . 20 March 2019 . 5 October 2024.

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