Nigel Avery
New Zealand weightlifter (born 1967)
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| Born | (1967-08-31) 31 August 1967 (age 56) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nigel Seton Avery (born 31 August 1967 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand former weightlifter.
Sporting career
At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, he won a bronze medal in the 105+ kg snatch and the 105+ kg combined total.
He went to the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester where he 2 gold medals in the 105+ kg clean and jerk and 105+ kg combined total, and gained a silver medal in the 105+ kg snatch. He was the Closing Ceremony flag bearer for New Zealand.
He competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney placing 17th in the 105+ kg men.
From 1991 to 1996, he was a member of the New Zealand bobsleigh team.[1]
Personal life
Avery is the father to three daughters. He is married to former athlete Shelley Avery.
He has appeared on the TV One programme Downsize Me! to show the effect of a high-fat diet on a very fit person.[2]
References
External links
- Nigel Avery at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Nigel Avery at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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New Zealand national champions in men's triple jump
- 1911: Len McKay
- 1912: Fred Hazlett
- 1913: Len McKay
- 1914: Fred Hazlett
- 1915: Ernest Sutherland
- 1916–1919: not held
- 1920: Ernest Sutherland
- 1921–1923: Gordon Plummer
- 1924–1925: Walter Wilton
- 1926–1928: Jack Shirley
- 1929: Bengt Rydbeck
- 1930–1931: George Sullivan
- 1932–1933: Alister Cameron
- 1934–1935: Harold Brainsby
- 1936: Alister Cameron
- 1937: Kenshi Togami (JPN)
- 1938: Alister Cameron
- 1939: Harry Wilkins
- 1940: Campion Alexander Calvert
- 1941–1944: not held
- 1945: C.J. Blewett
- 1946: Keith Forsythe
- 1947: C.J. Blewett
- 1948: Keith Forsythe
- 1949: Bevin Hough
- 1950–1951: Colin Kay
- 1952–1953: Patrick Sharon
- 1954: R. Webb
- 1955: M. Pearce
- 1956: R. Webb
- 1957–1971: Dave Norris
- 1972–1973: Ken Simpson
- 1974–1975: Dave Norris
- 1976: Dragán Ivanov
- 1977: Dave Norris
- 1978–1981: Phil Wood
- 1982: Tuariki Delamere
- 1984: Kevin Todd
- 1985: Peter Beames (AUS)
- 1986: Evan Peterson
- 1987: Mike Makin (GBR)
- 1988: Alan Whitton
- 1989–1990: Nigel Avery
- 1991: Alan Whitton
- 1992: Karl Schierling
- 1993: Nigel Park
- 1994: Jari Lämsä (FIN)
- 1995: Scott Newman
- 1996: Mark Edmond
- 1997: Scott Newman
- 1998: Nigel Park
- 1999: Khamal Ganley
- 2000–2002: Scott Clements
- 2003: Tim Hawkes
- 2004: Tom Davie
- 2005: Tim Hawkes
- 2006: Scott Clements
- 2007: Charles Nicolson
- 2008: Nigel Park
- 2009–2010: Brent Newdick
- 2011–2012: Todd Swanson
- 2013–2015: Phillip Wyatt
- 2016–2019: Ebuka Okpala
- 2020: Andrew Allan
- 2021–2022: Scott Thomson
- 2023: Ebuka Okpala
- 2024: Ethan Olivier
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