Kyle Bruce

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Kyle Bruce
Personal information
Full nameKyle John Ryan Christopher Park Bruce
NicknameBruce Almighty
Born (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
Country Australia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class81 kg
ClubUplift Gym
TeamNational team
Coached byAlireza Azari
Medal record
Weightlifting
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Honiara89 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Auckland89 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham81 kg
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Tashkent81 kg
Updated on 1 August 2022

Kyle John Ryan Christopher Park Bruce (born 12 July 1999) is an Australian weightlifter competing in the 81 kg weight class. He won silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Career

Bruce competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1] He finished in 15th place in this competition.[1] The 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were also held at the same time and he won the silver medal in this event.[2][3] This result enabled him to qualify to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[4][5]

In 2022, Brunce lifted a total of 323kg to win silver in the 81 kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham.[6][7]

In August 2024, Bruce competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 330 kg in total and placed 10th.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2024Paris, France89 kg143148148—N/a182182188—N/a33010
World Championships
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan81 kg140140145171751761831531615
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand89 kg145149149231871871871633616
Oceania Championships
2023Honiara, Solomon Islands89 kg1411461511st place, gold medalist(s)1801801841st place, gold medalist(s)3301st place, gold medalist(s)
2024Auckland, New Zealand89 kg1441471511st place, gold medalist(s)1811881891st place, gold medalist(s)3281st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. "Gold for Egypt and First World Records – Day 6 at the IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships". IWF. 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. "2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. "Commonwealth Games: England's Chris Murray and Sarah Davies win weightlifting golds". BBC Sport. 1 August 2022.
  7. Burke, Patrick (1 August 2022). "Murray, Davies and Charron set Commonwealth Games records to win weightlifting golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.