Oliver, Jack

NOC Great Britain   
GenderMen
Born04 Jan 1991 in Sidcup, ENG
Height1.68 m
Human Interest
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Wisdom 4 Weightlifting [ENG] / Europa Weightlifting Club [ENG]:
General Interest
Hobbies Reading, spending time with his dogs. (SBD Apparel YouTube channel, 01 Aug 2019; justgiving.com, 01 May 2018)
Injuries He has undergone three knee operations [left knee in 2009, right knee in 2014 and 2016] and a reconstruction of his elbow during his career. He also tore the cartilage in his left knee in 2019 but decided not to have surgery. (SBD Apparel YouTube channel, 01 Aug 2019; roadtogainsville.blogspot.com, 18 Jan 2018)

In March 2016 he suffered an arm injury that forced him to miss the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and kept him out of action for 18 months. (justgiving.com, 01 May 2018)

A dislocated elbow sustained during the competition forced him to withdraw from the 2016 European Championships in Forde, Norway. (bbc.co.uk, 13 Apr 2016)

A back injury affected his performance at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (newsshopper.co.uk, 22 Nov 2010)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? He was training at Europa Gymnastics Club and a coach suggested weightlifting to him. He tried it and thought it was better than gymnastics. "I began weightlifting by complete accident. A gymnastics coach said you're quite strong, you move well, why don't you have a go at it. Once I'd done it for a couple of months I knew that's what I wanted to do."
General Interest
Most influential person in career Coach Andrew Callard. (britishweightlifting.org, 31 Mar 2012; bexleytimes.co.uk, 17 Mar 2011)
Ambitions To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (SBD Apparel YouTube channel, 01 Aug 2019)
Sport Specific Information
Training Regime He trains six days a week, practising for up to three hours each session. He limits himself to 12 weeks of hard training before an event.
When and where did you begin this sport? He began weightlifting at age 14 at the Europa Club in Erith, England.
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete, Business Owner, Coach
Languages English
General Interest
Nicknames Jack The Snatch (thisislocallondon.co.uk, 01 Aug 2012)
Other information OCCUPATION
He is a co-owner of the Wisdom 4 Weightlifting club in Leeds, England. (Instagram profile, 03 Sep 2019)
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs He never begins his lift unless there is less than 30 seconds remaining on the clock. (thepop.org.uk, 24 Aug 2013)
Hero / Idol Actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger. (roadtogainsville.blogspot.com, 18 Jan 2018)
Awards and honours He was named the 2013 British Weight Lifting [BWL] Athlete of the Year. (insidethegames.biz, 31 Dec 2013)
Further Personal Information
Higher education Language Studies - Classical - University of Leeds: England
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement Winning silver in the 77kg category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (SBD Apparel YouTube channel, 01 Aug 2019)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Dave Sawyer [national]

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2012 10 77kg   London
World Championships
2018 29 81kg   Ashgabat
2015 29 77kg   Houston, TX
2015 33 77kg - Snatch   Houston, TX
2015 28 77kg - Clean & Jerk   Houston, TX
2013 21 85kg   Wroclaw
2013 22 85kg - Snatch   Wroclaw
2013 21 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Wroclaw
2011 26 77kg   Paris
2011 26 77kg - Snatch   Paris
2011 29 77kg - Clean & Jerk   Paris
European Championships
2019 12 81kg - Snatch   Batumi
2016 15 77kg   Førde
2016 15 77kg - Snatch   Førde
2016 14 77kg - Clean & Jerk   Førde
2015 11 77kg   Tbilisi
2015 10 77kg - Snatch   Tbilisi
2015 10 77kg - Clean & Jerk   Tbilisi
2012 14 77kg - Snatch   Antalya
Commonwealth Games
2018 2 77kg   Gold Coast, QLD
2014 4 77kg   Glasgow
2010 8 77kg   Delhi
European Junior & Under 23 Championships
2013 8 85kg   Tallinn
2013 8 85kg - Snatch   Tallinn
2013 7 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Tallinn
2011 11 77kg   Bucharest
2011 10 77kg - Snatch   Bucharest
2011 13 77kg - Clean & Jerk   Bucharest
European Youth Championships
2008 10 69kg   Amiens
2008 6 69kg - Snatch   Amiens
2008 13 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Amiens