Chris Morgan (powerlifter)

Chris Morgan, born on 16 March 1973, is a British powerlifter, a global ambassador to the Federation of Gay Games and a ten-time world champion in his sport. He competed in the 75 kilogram open class from 1998 to 2006, winning silver at the World Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation finals in Atlanta in 2004, gold in Turin in 2005 and bronze in Ireland in 2006, and he is among the earliest openly gay male athletes to win world medals in sport. He has won 18 British Championships, is a three-time European champion, and was named best lifter at the British Deadlift Championships from 2010 to 2015. He qualified as an international referee in 2009.