Michaela Breeze
MBE

Personal information
Born	(1979-05-17) 17 May 1979
Medal record Representing  Wales Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 63 kg 2010 Delhi 58 kg 2002 Manchester 58 kg 2014 Glasgow 58 kg Representing  Great Britain European Championships 2003 Loutraki 58 kg European Junior Championships 1999 Spala 58 kg 1998 Sofia 58 kg

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.

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 kg	80	85	---	14	80	90	100	14	185	14
2004	Athens, Greece	58 kg	92.5	95	97.5	9	115	120	112.5	14	212.5	9
Commonwealth Games
2014	Edinburgh, Scotland[7]	58 kg	91	93	95	3	108	109	113	3	202
2010	Delhi, India[8]	63 kg	90	92	94	2	110	110	113	2	202
2006	Melbourne, Australia[9]	63 kg	95	98	100	1	116	120	122	2	220
2002	Manchester, England[10]	58 kg	87.5	87.5	87.5		107.5	112.5	112.5		200
World Championships
2007	Chang Mai, Thailand[11]	63 kg	97	97	97	9	118	121	121	11	215	10
2003	Vancouver, Canada[12]	58 kg	87.5	90	90	13	107.5	107.5	107.5	17	195	16
2002	Warsaw, Poland[13]	58 kg	87.5	92.5	95	4	107.5	107.5	112.5	6	205	5
2001	Antalya, Turkey[14]	58 kg	75	80	80	10	90	95	100	12	175	12
1999	Piraeus, Greece[15]	58 kg	80	82.5	85	14	100	102.5	105	18	185	15
European Championships
2008	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy[16]	63 kg	96	99	101	6	117	120	120	5	219	5
2006	Wladyslawowo, Poland[17]	63 kg	95	98	98		117	120	122	4	220	4
2005	Sofia, Bulgaria[18]	63 kg	92.5	95	97.5		115	115	120	5	212.5	4
2004	Kyiv, Ukraine[19]	58 kg	92.5	95	95	4	112.5	117.5	120	5	212.5	4
2003	Loutraki, Greece[20]	58 kg	90	92.5	92.5	4	112.5	115	115		202.5
2002	Antalya, Turkey[21]	58 kg	80	85	87.5	6	102.5	107.5	110	5	192.5	6
1999	La Coruna, Spain[22]	58 kg	72.5	77.5	80	6	92.5	97.5	100	7	175	6
1998	Riesa, Germany[23]	58 kg	70	72.5	75	8	87.5	92.5	95	6	165	7
World Junior Championships
1999	Savannah, Georgia, United States[24]	58 kg	75	77.5	80	5	95	100	102.5		180	4
1998	Sofia, Bulgaria[25]	58 kg	70	75	77.5		87.5	92.5	92.5	6	167.5	5
European Junior Championships
1999	Spala, Poland[26]	58 kg	77.5	80	82.5		97.5	100	100		182.5
1998	Sofia, Bulgaria[27]	58 kg	70	75	77.5		90	92.5	92.5		165

Career achievements

• Bronze medal in the Clean and Jerk at the World Junior Championships held in Savannah, USA in 1999.
• Winning the European Junior title in Poland in 1999.
• Gold in the snatch and silvers in the Clean and Jerk and combined total at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
• Bronze medal in the 58 kg class at the European Senior Championships in Greece in 2003.
• 9th position in the 58 kg class of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[28]
• Gold medal in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
• 10th position in the 63 kg category at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.^[28]
• 5th position in the 63 kg category at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships.^[28]
• 14th position in the 63 kg category of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[28]
• Won a silver medal at 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India in the Women's 63 kg Category.
• Won a bronze medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland.

Personal life

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

Notes and references

External links

• Interview for BBC Sport
• Profile for Athens 2004
• Athlete Biography at beijing2008