Michaela Breeze

Michaela Alica Breeze MBE (born 17 May 1979) is a British former weightlifter. Breeze was born in Watford and raised in Cornwall and educated at Wadebridge School.[1] She started weightlifting under the guidance of PE teacher Dave Allen. Breeze then went on to Bodmin Community College before attending the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.[2] Breeze is well known for commentating at various events including Rio Olympics and Tokyo Olympics.

Michaela Breeze
Personal information
Born17 May 1979
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
2006 Melbourne63 kg
2010 Delhi58 kg
2002 Manchester58 kg
2014 Glasgow58 kg
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
2003 Loutraki58 kg
European Junior Championships
1999 Spala58 kg
1998 Sofia58 kg

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.

After taking a silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Breeze retired from the sport and opened a gym in Aberdare. However, she made a comeback for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, motivated by a desire to push athletes she was coaching towards qualifying for the Games themselves. Breeze won a bronze medal in the 58 kg competition, setting a new Commonwealth Games snatch record and subsequently announced her second retirement.[3]

Breeze also taught PE at Ivybridge Community College in Devon.[2] She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to weightlifting.[4][5]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing, China[6]63 kg8085---1480901001418514
2004 Athens, Greece58 kg92.59597.59115120112.514212.59
Commonwealth Games
2014 Edinburgh, Scotland[7]58 kg91939531081091133202
2010 Delhi, India[8]63 kg90929421101101132202
2006 Melbourne, Australia[9]63 kg959810011161201222220
2002 Manchester, England[10]58 kg87.587.587.5107.5112.5112.5200
World Championships
2007 Chang Mai, Thailand[11]63 kg97979791181211211121510
2003 Vancouver, Canada[12]58 kg87.5909013107.5107.5107.51719516
2002 Warsaw, Poland[13]58 kg87.592.5954107.5107.5112.562055
2001 Antalya, Turkey[14]58 kg7580801090951001217512
1999 Piraeus, Greece[15]58 kg8082.58514100102.51051818515
European Championships
2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy[16]63 kg9699101611712012052195
2006 Wladyslawowo, Poland[17]63 kg95989811712012242204
2005 Sofia, Bulgaria[18]63 kg92.59597.51151151205212.54
2004 Kyiv, Ukraine[19]58 kg92.595954112.5117.51205212.54
2003 Loutraki, Greece[20]58 kg9092.592.54112.5115115202.5
2002 Antalya, Turkey[21]58 kg808587.56102.5107.51105192.56
1999 La Coruna, Spain[22]58 kg72.577.580692.597.510071756
1998 Riesa, Germany[23]58 kg7072.575887.592.59561657
World Junior Championships
1999 Savannah, Georgia, USA[24]58 kg7577.580595100102.51804
1998 Sofia, Bulgaria[25]58 kg707577.587.592.592.56167.55
European Junior Championships
1999 Spala, Poland[26]58 kg77.58082.597.5100100182.5
1998 Sofia, Bulgaria[27]58 kg707577.59092.592.5165

Career achievements

Personal life

Breeze married Welsh netball representative Sinead Kelly in May 2015.[29]

Notes and references
  1. "Michaela's last minute Games call | This is Cornwall". thisiscornwall.co.uk. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. "Weightlifters and Powerlifters announced in Wales' quest for 2010 Commonwealth Games glory". disability-sport-wales.org. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  3. Doel, Jon (26 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games: Michaela Breeze claims weightlifting bronze medal in farewell". WalesOnline. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. "No. 59808". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 14.
  5. "Devon people recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours". BBC. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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  28. "BREEZE Michaela". International Weightlifting Federation.
  29. "Sinead Breeze Aims To Blow Away Opponents at the Commonwealth Games . . . Just Like Michaela". dai-sport.com. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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