Donald Coates

ERA: 50's and 60's

Body Weight: Bantam (8st 11)

Personal Records: Snatch: 85kg

Clean and Jerk: 105kg

Major Competitions:1960 Rome Olympics

Sammy was coached by Jimmy Jones, and proved, despite his small stature, to be one of the best split lifters of his era.

This was perhaps demonstrated at it's best with his attendance at the 1960 rome olympics, the only lifter from NI ever to do so.