Delroy McQueen is a former English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 weightlifter and powerlifter. Delroy competed in the 2002 Commonwealth weightlifting championships in 2002 in Manchester

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

 where he won, setting two new Commonwealth records. He snatched

Snatch (weightlifting)

The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...

 165 kg and Clean and jerk

Clean and jerk

The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...

ed 210 kg.

Recently Delroy has been looking at powerlifting. He also has set some British national records in the BPC (British powerlifting congress) with a 400 kg squat in the 110 kg class.

Powerlifting

• Squat: 445.0 kg (Multi-Ply suits (Unlimited), any material)
• Bench Press
  Bench press
  The bench press is an exercise of the upper body. For bodybuilding purposes, it is used to stimulate the pectorals, deltoids, and triceps. While on his or her back, the person performing the bench press lowers a weight to the level of the chest, then pushes it back up until the arm is straight...
  
  : 240.0 kg (Multi-Ply shirts (Unlimited), any material)
• Deadlift
  Deadlift
  The deadlift is a weight training exercise where a loaded barbell is lifted off the ground from a stabilized, bent over position. It is one of the three canonical powerlifting exercises, along with the squat and bench press.-Overview:...
  
  : 390.0 kg (Multi-Ply suits (Unlimited), any material)
• Total (of the above lifts): 1065.0 kg (990.0 kg - competition)
• Squat (Powerlifting) Raw (No suit but all other equipment): 370.0 kg

At the 2008 BPC championships, Delroy won the prize for Best lifter (a car).

Weightlifting

• Snatch
  Snatch (weightlifting)
  The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
  
  : 165.0 kg
• Clean and Jerk
  Clean and jerk
  The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...
  
  : 210.0 kg < All Time British National Overall record.
• Total: 375.0 kg - 2002 Commonwealth Championships - Manchester (CWF)

Olympic Exercises Career Highs

• Snatch
  Snatch (weightlifting)
  The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
  
   Pull: 175.0 kg
• Clean: 220.0 kg
• Clean Pull: 270.0 kg
• (Full) Olympic Front Squat: 250 - 270.0 kg approx.
• Full Back Squat: 315.0 kg (100 % raw) (before his powerlifting career, he did squats just to assist his olympic lifting)

External links

• http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Iouvfx88zwc - McQueen at the 2007 BPC British Powerlifting Championships
• http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tY19gHNkzGc - McQueen at the 2002 Commonwealth Weightlifting championships (210 kg Clean and Jerk)
• http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ViTF8Dsxg9w - McQueen at the 2002 Commonwealth Weightlifting championships (165 kg Snatch)