Thomas Yule

For the footballer born 1888, see Tom Yule. For the footballer born 1953, see Tommy Yule.

Thomas Yule (born 15 March 1976)^[1] is a male former weightlifter.

Thomas Yule

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Litster Yule
Nationality	Briton
Born	(1976-03-15) 15 March 1976 (age 49) Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
Sport	Olympic [weightlifting]
Event(s)	94 kg and 105 kg
Medal record Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur 105kg combined 1998 Kuala Lumpur 105kg clean & jerk 1998 Kuala Lumpur 105kg snatch Representing  Scotland Men's weightlifting Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 94 kg

Weightlifting career

Born in South Africa, he represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.^[2]

He represented England and won three silver medals in the 105 kg category, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[3][4] The three medals were won during an unusual period when three medals were awarded in one category (clean and jerk, snatch and combined) which invariably led to the same athlete winning all three of the same colour medal.^[5]

Yule then twice claimed a bronze medal for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in 2002 and 2006.^[1]

Education

Yule was educated at Park House School and then St Batholomew's School in Newbury before attending Brasenose College, University of Oxford where in 1998 he received an MEng degree in Engineering Science.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2000	Sydney, Australia	105 kg	155.0	155.0	155.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
World Championships
2007	Chiang Mai, Thailand	94 kg	142	147	147	38	170	175	175	36	317	35
2003	Vancouver, Canada	94 kg	150.0	150.0	150.0	—	175.0	185.0	190.0	30	—	—
1999	Athens, Greece	105 kg	155.0	160.0	165.0	24	195.0	195.0	200.0	25	365.0	24
1998	Lahti, Finland	105 kg	150.0	155.0	157.5	23	187.5	187.5	190.0	—	—	—
European Championships
2008	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	94 kg	142	142	142	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Strasbourg, France	94 kg	144	146	146	16	177	177	181	16	323	16
2003	Loutraki, Greece	94 kg	145.0	150.0	155.0	14	175.0	185.0	185.0	12	335.0	12
2000	Sofia, Bulgaria	105 kg	160.0	165.0	167.5	14	192.5	197.5	202.5	13	362.5	12
1998	Riesa, Germany	105 kg	150.0	150.0	152.5	15	182.5	182.5	190.0	12	342.5	12
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games *
2010	Delhi, India	105 kg	145	147	151	5	180	180	184	5	327	6
2006	Melbourne, Australia	94 kg	146	151	153	2	175	181	181	6	326	[6]
2002	Manchester, England	94 kg	147.5	152.5	157.5		182.5	182.5	185.0	—	—	—[7]

* By 2002, medals were awarded in all three categories.