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Laurie Levine

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Lawrence Levine is a male former weightlifter who competed for England.

NationalityBritish (English)
SportWeightlifting
Event
Middleweight
ClubKentish Town
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Levine represented represented the England team in the -75 Kg combined category at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Eight years later he competed for the England team[2], once again in the -75 Kg combined category at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[3][4][5]

A third Commonwealth Games appearance resulted when he represented England, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6][7]

He was also the British middleweight champion.

He won middleweight gold at the 1957 Maccabiah Games.[8] Additionally, he was a member of Maccabi London weightlifting team and won a gold medal at the 1965 Maccabiah Games. [citation needed]

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