Mark Spooner

Mark Spooner
Personal information
Nationality  New Zealand
Born (1984-12-12) 12 December 1984
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 69 kg

Mark Spooner (born December 12, 1984 in Auckland) is a New Zealand weightlifter.[1] Spooner represented New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight category (69 kg). Spooner placed twenty-first in this event, as he successfully lifted 123 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 158 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 281 kg.[2]

References

  1. "Mark Spooner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. "Men's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 24 January 2013.


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