{{Short description|Scottish weightlifter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Use British English|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Peter Kirkbride | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = British | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|12|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.89|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|94|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | website = | country = {{GBR2}}<br>{{SCO}} | sport = Weightlifting | event = –94 kg | club = Kilmarnock WLC | coach = Charles Hamilton | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | pb = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = | updated = 14 August 2012 }} '''Peter Kirkbride''' (born 19 December 1987 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish weightlifter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamgb.com/athletes/peter-kirkbride|title=Peter Kirkbride - Weightlifting - News, Olympic Results and History|website=Teamgb.com|accessdate=17 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=London2012>{{cite web|title=Peter Kirkbride|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kirkbride-peter-1075576/|website=London2012.com|accessdate=4 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804233911/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kirkbride-peter-1075576/|archivedate=4 August 2012}}</ref> Kirkbride won a silver medal in weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/07/one-hundred-hopefuls-peter-kirkbride|title=One hundred hopefuls for 2012: Peter Kirkbride|first=Compiled by Will|last=O'Doherty|date=7 April 2011|accessdate=17 September 2017|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> and was selected to represent Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 94 kg division, where he finished in 16th place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/peter-kirkbride-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040449/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/peter-kirkbride-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Peter Kirkbride Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-11}}</ref> His placing was later increased to 8th overall, following failed retroactive doping tests.
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