Geoff Laws

{{short description|British weightlifter}}

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Geoffrey 'Geoff' Laws (born 1956), is a male former weightlifter who competed for Great Britain and England.

Weightlifting career

Laws represented Great Britain in the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/geoffrey-laws-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040746/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/geoffrey-laws-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Olympic Profile|website=Sports Reference}}

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 56 kg bantamweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/brisbane-1982/athletes|title=1982 Athletes|website=Team England}} Four years later he represented England in the 60 kg featherweight division at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1986/athletes|title=1986 Athletes|website=Team England}} and represented England in a third Games, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1990/athletes|title=1990 Athletes|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/55228|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}

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