Team Manager / Coach
Jim Holland
Age: 53 (25/06/52)
Born: Glasgow
Lives: Falkirk
Occupation:: Physical Education Instructor, Scottish Prison Service
Main achievements: 1991-1999 Scottish National Coach; 1998, 1994 Commonwealth Games, Coach; 1986 Commonwealth Games, Director of Weightlifting; 1978 Commonwealth Games representative; Former Scottish & British Junior and Senior Champion.
Notes: 1985-1999, Director of Coaching for Scottish Weightlifting. Twin brother also Scottish & British Junior and Scottish Senior Champion.
Athletes
Peter Kirkbride
Event:: 85kg
Age: 18 (19/12/87)
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 85kg
Born: Irvin Central
Lives: Kilmarnock
Occupation:: Glazer
Club: Kilmarnock Weightlifting Club
Coach: Charles Hamilton
Personal best: 130kg Snatch, 170kg Clean and Jerk
Commonwealth Games History: 2006, 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games
Main achievements: 2000-2006 British U18 Champion, British Schools Champion, British Junior Champion, Scottish U18 Champion; 2005 European Junior Championships, 7th; 2005 European U23 Championships 12th ; 2004 European Junior Championships 10th; 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games, gold; 2004 World Junior Championships, 16th; 2003 European Junior Championships 14th.
Representative honours:First Scottish Junior cap 2004; First British Junior cap 2003.
Notes: Peter is the youngest ever weightlifter to represent Scotland at a Commonwealth Games. Peter has held British records in both snatch and clean & jerk since 2000 in almost every category till present day.
Tommy Yule
Event:: 94kg
Age: 30 (15/03/76)
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 94kg
Born: Johannesburg
Lives: Sheffield
Occupation:: Strength and Conditioning Coach
Club: None
Coach: Stuart Yule
Personal best: 143kg Snatch, 178kg Clean and Jerk (Previous bests 157/185 before injury in 2003)
Commonwealth Games History: 2006, 2002, 1998 (England)
Main achievements: 2005 Commonwealth Championships, 4th; 2002 Commonwealth Games, snatch, bronze; 1999 World Championships, 21st breaking 3 British Records and qualifying for 2000 Olympic Games.
Representative honours:1998 European Championships – 1st GB senior cap.
Notes: Tommy won 3 silver medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the 105kg class, competing for England against his twin brother Stuart in the 94kg class, for Scotland. Stuart is now his coach.