Deborah Alawode
Sport: Weightlifting
Course: MB,BS BSc Medicine Year 4
Ambition: European U23 Championships 2020
Sporting Achievements:
British U23 W71kg Category Record Holder (Snatch, Clean & Jerk, and Total);
British U23 W71kg Champion;
British Senior W71kg Bronze Medallist;
English U23 W71kg Champion
Bio:
I was first introduced to weightlifting when my coach ran a 6-week taster course at my high school. Having now been lifting for just over 5 years, I’ve won various medals and British titles, my most recent being British U23 W71kg Gold Medallist and British Senior W71kg Bronze Medallist. I also hold all 3 British U23 records for my weight category, which I have broken multiple times in 2019. I've been a qualified Level 1 Weightlifting coach since May 2017, and have been honing my skills by helping the UCL Barbell Club with coaching. I hope to complete my level 2 qualification at some point in the not-too-distant future