Zoe Smith Biography – Zoe Smith Wiki
Zoe Smith is an English weightlifter. As of August 2016, she holds four British clean and jerk records spread across three weight classes. In October 2010 she won a bronze medal in the women’s 58kg division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, her first senior international competition, to become the first Englishwoman to win a Commonwealth Games weightlifting medal.
In May 2012 she was chosen, as part of Team GB, to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics in London. She competed in the Women’s 58kg division and she took the British record with a clean and jerk lift of 121.0 kg (266.8 lb). The record previously stood at 119.0 kg (262.4 lb). With a snatch of 90.0 kg (198.4 lb), she was placed 12th in her weight class with a total of 211.0 kg (465.2 lb).
Smith was training as a gymnast when it was suggested she take up weightlifting to help her borough Greenwich compete in the London Youth Games. She missed being selected for the 2016 Olympics after a shoulder injury. Following UK Sport’s decision to cut funding for weightlifting in 2016, Smith launched a crowdfunding appeal in July 2018, seeking to raise £10,000 to help her qualify for the 2020 Olympics. This target was reached by June 2019.
Some of her career highlights include 2021: Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Zoe came eighth in the 59kg class, 2019: European Senior Championships Bronze Medal, 2019: British Senior Championships: Champion, 2018: Commonwealth Games Silver Medal, 2017: British Championships Silver Medal, 2014: Commonwealth games Gold medal, and Games records in the Clean and Jerk and Total. 2014: British Senior Championships: Champion. 2014: European Weightlifting Championships: Clean & Jerk Bronze, Total Bronze. 2014: English Senior Championships: Champion. 2012: British clean and jerk record (London 2012 Olympics) and 2012: British Senior Championships where she became a Champion amongst other highlights. She undertook her studies at the De Lucy primary school in Abbey Wood and Townley Grammar School for Girls in Bexleyheath.
Zoe Smith Age
She was born on April 26, 1994, in Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Zoe Smith Nationality
The weightlifter is of British nationality. She was born in Greenwich, United Kingdom
Zoe Smith Height and Weight
She stands at a listed height of 5 feet 2+1⁄2 inches (1.59 meters) tall and weighs up to 58 kilograms (128 lb).
Zoe Smith Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @zoepablosmith.
