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Born | Chorley, Lancashire, England | 13 June 2001||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Para powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paralympic finals | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World finals | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regional finals | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commonwealth finals | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olivia Broome (born 13 June 2001) [1] is a para powerlifter who won a bronze medal in the under-50 kg event at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics. She is the British and world junior record holder in the under-50 kg event, and has won multiple Para Powerlifting World Cup medals. She also won the junior under-50 kg event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships, silver medal in the women's 50 kg event, and a silver medal in the lightweight event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Broome is from Chorley, Lancashire. [2] She has been a student at Loughborough University. [3]
Broome started para powerlifting at the age of 15, [4] and trains at the British Weightlifting Centre at Loughborough University. [5]
She came 10th in the under-50 kg event at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Mexico City, [5] and second in the junior under-50 kg event. [6] She won a medal at that year's British Championships. She received the 2017 British Weight Lifting Young Lifter of the Year award. [2] At the 2018 European Para Powerlifting Championships, she came third in the senior event, and first in the junior event. [2] In 2019, she received some money from a Westminster charity, in order to help fund her attempts to qualify for the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [7] Broome came third in the 2020 Para Powerlifting World Cup event in Manchester. [8] At the March 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup event in Manchester, Broome lifted 100 kilograms (220 lb), a new British record. She came second in the event. [4] At the World Cup event in Tbilisi, Broome set a junior world record by lifting 106.5 kilograms (235 lb). [9] [10] She won the junior event, and finished second in the senior event. [10]
In July 2021, Broome was selected for the under-50 kg event at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics. She was one of five Britons selected for para powerlifting events at the Games. [11] At the Games, she finished third in the under-50 kg event, after lifting 107 kilograms (236 lb) on her second attempt. [12]
A few months after the Paralympics, she won the gold medal in the junior women's 50 kg event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia. [13] She also won the silver medal in the senior women's 50 kg event. [14] [15] In May 2022, Broome was selected for the para powerlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [16] She finished second in the event, behind fellow English competitor Zoe Newson. [17]