Darren Liddel
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  New Zealand
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| Men's Weightlifting | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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1998 Kuala Lumpur | 105+ kg clean and jerk |
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1998 Kuala Lumpur | 105+ kg snatch |
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1998 Kuala Lumpur | 105+ kg total |
Darren Liddel (born 6 May 1971) was an Olympic weightlifter for New Zealand.[1]
At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur he won three gold medals, one in each of the men's 105+ kg clean and jerk, snatch and combined total. He also competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria where he placed 5th in the men's 108+ kg.[2]
Of his return to Te Atatū from Kuala Lumpur Liddel said: "Little did I know three weeks ago that I would be returning home to this kind of welcome. I’m speechless".[3] The contest worsened a wrist injury, and within two years he had stopped weightlifting.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Darren Liddel | New Zealand Olympic Team". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website". Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ "Long decade for Games hero". Stuff.co.nz. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Darren Liddel | New Zealand Olympic Team". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
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