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 2016 Summer Olympics totaling 333kg. He is also the founder of the athletic sportswear brand Big Friday Supplies, and the head coach of The Lifting Zone (previously The Sonny Webster Academy).

Anti-doping violation and ban

In December 2017, UK Anti-Doping announced^[2] that Webster tested positive for a banned substance, Ostarine, in May 2017 and had therefore received a four year ban from involvement in sport, to last until 13 June 2021. Webster says he spent his life savings unsuccessfully trying to overturn the drug ban.^[3]

Results

Year	Event	Weight	Snatch (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

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.
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 . Sonny Webster has been suspended from all sport for four years following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.
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.