Michaela Breeze

Michaela Breeze

Personal information
Born	17 May 1979
Medal record European Championships Bronze 2003 Loutraki 58 kg Competitor for  Wales Commonwealth Games Gold 2002 Manchester 58 kg - Snatch Gold 2006 Melbourne 58 kg Silver 2002 Manchester 58 kg - Clean & Jerk Silver 2002 Manchester 58 kg - Total Silver 2010 Delhi 58 kg

Michaela Alica Breeze MBE (born 17 May 1979) is a British weightlifter. Breeze was born in Watford and raised in Cornwall and educated at Wadebridge School. She started weightlifting under the guidance of PE teacher Dave Allen.^{[citation needed]} Breeze then went onto Bodmin Community College before attending the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.^{[citation needed]}

After nearly eighteen months of starting weightlifting she was put in touch with a new coach, Ken Price. She sustained a back injury in 2000, which saw her miss international competition and training for over a year.

Breeze is currently a PE teacher at Ivybridge Community College in Devon.^{[citation needed]} She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to weightlifting.^[1][2]

Career achievements

• Bronze medal in the Clean and Jerk at the World Junior Championships held in Savannah, USA in 1999.
• Winning the European Junior title in Poland in 1999.
• Gold in the snatch and silvers in the Clean and Jerk and combined total at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
• Bronze medal in the 58 kg class at the European Senior Championships in Greece in 2003.
• 9th position in the 58 kg class of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[3]
• Gold medal in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
• 10th position in the 63 kg category at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.^[3]
• 5th position in the 63 kg category at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships.^[3]
• 15th position in the 63 kg category of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[3]
• Won a Silver medal at 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India in the Women's 63 kg Category.

Notes and references

1. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59808. p. 14. 11 June 2011.
2. ^ "Devon people recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours". BBC. 11-06-2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-13725033. Retrieved 11-06-2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} "BREEZE Michaela". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=598. 

External links

• Interview for BBC Sport
• Profile for Athens 2004
• Athlete Biography at beijing2008

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