Darryn Anthony
Personal information
Nationality South Africa
Born (1985-12-18) 18 December 1985
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event77 kg

Darryn Anthony (born December 18, 1985) is a South African weightlifter.[1] Anthony represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's middleweight category (77 kg). Anthony placed twenty-second in this event, as he successfully lifted 135 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 160 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 295 kg.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Darryn Anthony". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. "Men's 77kg (170 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.


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