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{{short description|Scottish weightlifter}} {{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox athlete | name = Launceston Elliot | image = Launceston.gif | imagesize = 260 | nationality = British | sport = [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]] | country = {{GBR2}} | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1874|6|9}} | birth_place = [[Hubli]], [[Karnataka]], [[British Raj|British India]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1930|8|8|1874|6|9}} | death_place = [[Melbourne, Australia]] | resting_place = [[Fawkner Cemetery]], Melbourne, Australia | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCount |[[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]|1|1|0 |'''Total'''|'''1'''|'''1'''|'''0''' }} {{medal|Sport|Men's [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]]}} {{medal|Country|{{GBR2}}}} {{medal|Comp|[[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{medal|Gold|[[1896 Summer Olympics|1896 Athens]]|[[Weightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics β Men's one hand lift|One hand lift]]}} {{medal|Silver|[[1896 Summer Olympics|1896 Athens]]|[[Weightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics β Men's two hand lift|Two hand lift]]}} }} '''Launceston Elliot''' (9 June 1874 – 8 August 1930) was a British [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]], and the first athlete representing the United Kingdom to become an Olympic champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69034 |title=Launceston Elliot |work=Olympedia |accessdate=20 December 2020}}</ref>
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