Thomas Lister Yule (born 15 March 1976 in Johannesburg, Gauteng) is a retired male weightlifter, who was born in South Africa

South Africa

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. He represented Great Britain

Great Britain

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 at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

 in Sydney, Australia, where he was disqualified in the men's heavyweight division (– 105 kg) after three false snatches. Yule twice claimed a bronze medal for Scotland

Scotland

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 at the Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

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: 2002 and 2006.