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Jessica Gordon Brown

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Jessica Gordon Brown
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 28)
Harefield, Greater London, England
Sport
Sportweightlifting
Event-59kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 59 kg

Jessica Mary Gordon Brown (born 25 December 1995) is an English weightlifter. She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal.[1][2]

Biography

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Gordon Brown was educated at the University of Brighton, competing in judo and acrobatic gymnastics before turning to weightlifting. As a teenager, she was a double national acrobatic gymnastics champion. In 2021, she won the national weightlifting senior title in her weight category and finished 12th at the World Championships, in the 59kg category.[3]

In 2022, she was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she competed in the women's 59 kg category, winning the silver medal.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Jess Gordon Brown". England weightlifting. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Jessica Gordon-Brown lands weightlifting silver after 'stumbling' upon sport". The Independent. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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