Michaela Breeze

Background

Breeze was born in Watford and raised in Cornwall and educated at Wadebridge School.

Career

Breeze then went onto Bodmin Community College before attending the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. After nearly eighteen months of starting weightlifting she was put in touch with a new coach, Ken Price. She sustained a back injury in 2000, which saw her miss international competition and training for over a year.

After taking a silver at the 2010, Breeze retired from the sport and opened a gym in Aberdare.

Breeze also taught PE at Ivybridge Community College in Devon.

Achievements

• Bronze medal in the Clean and Jerk at the World Junior Championships held in Savannah, United States of America in 1999. Winning the European Junior title in Poland in 1999. Gold in the snatch and silvers in the Clean and Jerk and combined total at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Bronze medal in the 58 kg class at the European Senior Championships in Greece in 2003. 9th position in the 58 kg class of the 2004 Summer Olympics. Gold medal in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. 10th position in the 63 kg category at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships. 5th position in the 63 kg category at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships. 15th position in the 63 kg category of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Won a Silver medal at 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India in the Women"s 63 kg Category. Won a Bronze medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland.

Membership

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to weightlifting.