Rebekah Tiler Explained

Full Name:Rebekah Jade Tiler
Birth Date:13 January 1999
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:Women's 69 kg

Rebekah Tiler (born 13 January 1999) is a former[1] British weightlifter, who (as of April 2018) holds all three British Records in the 69 kg class.[2] [3] She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow where she finished fourth.[3] She was the UK's only woman weightlifter at the 2016 Olympics. She has three younger sisters: Lisa, Emily and Sophie.[4] In 2020 she switched to Powerlifting and broke the British Record on the Squat in the 84 kg class.[5]

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
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Representing
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 98101101101221261261022710
World Championships
Houston, United States 939396171181211221321113
European Championships
Split, Croatia 69 kg 939610012012412442244
Førde, Norway 69 kg 959899120123126222
Representing
Commonwealth Games
Glasgow, United Kingdom 919195411812312332094

Notes and References

  1. Web site: British Olympian Rebekah Tiler quits weightlifting at 19 as funding cuts bite. June 2018.
  2. Web site: British Women’s Senior Records . 2016-08-08 . 2016-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160805100234/http://britishweightlifting.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/W-Senior-2.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: GB weightlifter Rebekah Tiler, 15, dreams of Olympic gold. BBC Sport. Ben Dirs. 9 May 2014. 9 May 2014.
  4. Web site: Rebekah Tiler sisters: 'In our house it's really competitive!'. BBC Sport. 11 August 2016. 17 January 2018.
  5. Web site: British Records - Female Classic . www.britishpowerlifting.org . 2021-07-26.