Draft:George Briley

George John Briley (born April 12 1996) is an English ex-powerlifter. His competitive powerlifting career was short but successful spanning May 2013 - November 2014. He broke and held a number of British records across different British federations and held a total of 9 different WPC World records. He also competed in Strongman, with involvement at a number of amatuer events. He was reportedly introduced to the sport by Terry Hollands.

At the 2014 WPC World championships George won 3 gold medals. On November 12th he competed in the U20 140kg class and set a new squat world record on his fourth attempt of 251kg, his total was 610kg placing him 1st in his class. November 14th he competed in both the Bench only and Deadlift only competitions and won both for his age class. He also competed in the Open competition and placed 3rd overall.

In August 2014, George competed at the BPU UK Grand Prix & British Championships in the under 18s 125kg class and won gold across all 3 events, full powerlifting, bench only and deadlift only, and set a total of 6 world records.

George proposed to his now wife, Kate, in Australia in 2017, a picture of the engagement ring gained traction on reddit, resulting in George featuring in an article in the Australian Daily Mail.