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Natalie Blake

Natalie has been to five Paralympics, including Rio, And recently took the bronze at World Powerlifting, In Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia 2016, IPC World Cup - It paralleled her Glasgow silver, Commonwealths. She lifts in the 61kg class, but in Malaysia lifted a PB Of 98kg. In 2013 at the Euros, Russia, she won silver, And in 2015 at the Euros in Hungary she won bronze. She’s competed longer than any other in powerlifting. After finishing sixth at Rio she remarked: “I’m happy with how I've done, I was hoping to get 3 good lifts but just missed out on my 2nd. I'm pleased to clear 93kg, overall it was an amazing atmosphere, brilliant.”

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