Phillip Christou
Personal information
Full namePhillip Christou
Born (1970-06-18) 18 June 1970
Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight89.33 kg (196.9 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class94 kg
TeamNational team
Coached byMichael Noonan
Retired2006
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's weightlifting
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1994 VictoriaSnatch
Updated on 4 October 2016.

Phillip Christou (born 18 June 1970 in Williamstown, Victoria) is an Australian male weightlifter, competing in the 94 kg category and representing Australia at international competitions.

Career

As a junior, coached by Michael Noonan, he won the silver medal at the national championships in 1984. Christou won the bronze medal in the snatch at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. lifting 152.5 kg. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Personal

Christou is married with Lexi Christou, and has had two children.

Major competitions

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
World Championships
1998Finland Lahti, Finland94 kg135140140241701751752231521

References

  1. "1998 Weightlifting World Championships - Phillip Christou". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.


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