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Tom Jenkins

Commonwealth Games 2014: men's weightlifting – in pictures

weightlifting: Chalking up
Chalking up Photograph: Tom Jenkins
weightlifting: Itte Detenamo of Nauru
Itte Detenamo of Nauru looks focused as he comes out to lift in the snatch section Photograph: Tom Jenkins
weightlifting: Itte Detenamo of Nauru
And he makes a successful lift Photograph: Tom Jenkins
weightlifting: Darius Jokarzadeh
Darius Jokarzadeh of Wales screams as he lifts Photograph: Tom Jenkins
weightlifting: Darius Jokarzadeh
But alas he can't manage it Photograph: Tom Jenkins
weightlifting: Darius Jokarzadeh
And claps his hands in frustration Photograph: Tom Jenkins
weightlifting: Lautitti Lui of Samoa
Lautitti Lui of Samoa celebrates a succesful lift in the snatch Photograph: Tom Jenkins
weightlifting: South Africa's Gordon Shaw
South Africa's Gordon Shaw can't make the lift in the snatch and topples backwards Photograph: Tom Jenkins
weightlifting: Damon Kelly of Australia makes a successful lift
Damon Kelly of Australia makes a successful lift Photograph: Tom Jenkins
weightlifting: Itte Detenamo
Itte Detenamo can't make this lift in the clean and jerk. His total of 396kg gave him silver, while Australia’s Damon Kelly took bronze with 388kg Photograph: Tom Jenkins
weightlifting: George Kobaladze
George Kobaladze of Canada successfully lifts his final attempt Photograph: Tom Jenkins
weightlifting: George Kobaladze
And celebrates as he's won gold. In addition to bagging gold the Canadian lifted a Commonwealth Games record total of 400 kilograms — 171kg in the snatch and 229kg in the clean and jerk Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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