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Gareth Irfon Evans (born 18 April 1986 in Dundee, Scotland) is a Welsh and British weightlifter.〔(Gareth Evans ). Britishweightlifting.org. Retrieved on 2013-02-12.〕 He has competed in the 62 kg and 69 kg weight categories, and was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics.〔(Weightlifting: Gareth Evans realises his Olympic dream ). walesonline.co.uk, 11 June 2012〕 ==Early and personal life== Born to North Wales parents then resident in Dundee, Scotland, the family moved back to their home in Holyhead, Anglesey before Evans started his schooling. Evans started weightlifting aged 12, when he joined the local Holyhead Weightlifting Club.〔http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/other-sport/weightlifting-gareth-evans-says-owes-2658427〕〔 A trained painter and decorator, he gave up his job in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games, and moved for the preceding year to Headingley, Leeds, to train full-time at the British Weight Lifting High Performance Centre.〔〔(Weightlifter Gareth Evans makes family sacrifice to pursue Olympic dream – Other Sport – Sport ). People.co.uk (2012-01-22). Retrieved on 2013-02-12.〕 Evans has a daughter.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19067610〕 At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Francois Etoundi a Cameroon-born weightlifter competing for Australia, competed in the men's 77 kg event where he won a bronze medal. The following day, he was arrested for breaking the nose of Evans, and ordered to pay £400 after appearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court. Etoundi was later stripped of his Commonwealth Games accreditation and sent home in disgrace.〔http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/commonwealthgames/11004040/Commonwealth-Games-Weightlifters-fighting-over-a-girl-end-in-court.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gareth Evans (weightlifter)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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