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'''Chris Morgan''' (born 1973) is a gay British powerlifter, competing in the 75 kg class. He won the silver medal in the World Drug-Free Powerlifting Finals in Atlanta in November 2004, the gold medal in December 2005 at the finals in Turin and Bronze medal in November 2006 at the finals in Ireland.<ref>World Drug Free Power Lifting Federation: Results http://www.worlddrugfreepowerliftingfederation.org/results.html| accessdate=2008-11-02 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080504144136/http://www.worlddrugfreepowerliftingfederation.org/results.html</ref> | '''Chris Morgan''' (born 1973) is a gay British powerlifter, competing in the 75 kg class. He won the silver medal in the World Drug-Free Powerlifting Finals in Atlanta in November 2004, the gold medal in December 2005 at the finals in Turin and Bronze medal in November 2006 at the finals in Ireland.<ref>World Drug Free Power Lifting Federation: Results http://www.worlddrugfreepowerliftingfederation.org/results.html| accessdate=2008-11-02 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080504144136/http://www.worlddrugfreepowerliftingfederation.org/results.html</ref> | ||
| − | Chris Morgan has competed in several Gay Games. He won silver in Amsterdam 1998,<ref>http://www.gaygames.com/en/participants/results/gg5/results/weight_lifting.htm | + | Chris Morgan has competed in several Gay Games. He won silver in Amsterdam 1998,<ref>http://www.gaygames.com/en/participants/results/gg5/results/weight_lifting.htm</ref> gold in Sydney 2002 and 4 golds in Chicago 2006. He holds Gay Games records in squat (225 kg), deadlift (250 kg) and overall poundage (575 kg).<ref>Chris Morgan's website: Achievements http://www.chunkymuscle.com/achievements.html</ref> |
Chris is an Ambassador to the Federation of Gay Games and Gay Games Cologne 2010.<ref>http://www.games-cologne.de/en/gay-games/ambassadors</ref> He is a member of the English Football Associations Advisory Group on Homophobia<ref name=gay.com1006> http://www.gay.com/news/article.do?sernum=2006/10/05/3&page=1</ref> and is sponsored by sportswear manufacturer Umbro.<ref name=gay.com1006 /> | Chris is an Ambassador to the Federation of Gay Games and Gay Games Cologne 2010.<ref>http://www.games-cologne.de/en/gay-games/ambassadors</ref> He is a member of the English Football Associations Advisory Group on Homophobia<ref name=gay.com1006> http://www.gay.com/news/article.do?sernum=2006/10/05/3&page=1</ref> and is sponsored by sportswear manufacturer Umbro.<ref name=gay.com1006 /> | ||
Revision as of 09:32, 8 February 2012
Chris Morgan (born 1973) is a gay British powerlifter, competing in the 75 kg class. He won the silver medal in the World Drug-Free Powerlifting Finals in Atlanta in November 2004, the gold medal in December 2005 at the finals in Turin and Bronze medal in November 2006 at the finals in Ireland.[1]
Chris Morgan has competed in several Gay Games. He won silver in Amsterdam 1998,[2] gold in Sydney 2002 and 4 golds in Chicago 2006. He holds Gay Games records in squat (225 kg), deadlift (250 kg) and overall poundage (575 kg).[3]
Chris is an Ambassador to the Federation of Gay Games and Gay Games Cologne 2010.[4] He is a member of the English Football Associations Advisory Group on Homophobia[5] and is sponsored by sportswear manufacturer Umbro.[5]
References
- ↑ World Drug Free Power Lifting Federation: Results http://www.worlddrugfreepowerliftingfederation.org/results.html%7C accessdate=2008-11-02 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080504144136/http://www.worlddrugfreepowerliftingfederation.org/results.html
- ↑ http://www.gaygames.com/en/participants/results/gg5/results/weight_lifting.htm
- ↑ Chris Morgan's website: Achievements http://www.chunkymuscle.com/achievements.html
- ↑ http://www.games-cologne.de/en/gay-games/ambassadors
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.gay.com/news/article.do?sernum=2006/10/05/3&page=1
