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Zoe Smith Is a 14-Year-Old Weightlifter, Britain's Strongest Girl and 'Athlete of the Year'

Fourteen years of age is very, very young to be a champion at anything. Especially so if it's weightlifting. And even moreso, all stereotyping aside, for a female. But Zoe Smith, a young lady (lass?) from Britain, is casting aside all preconceived notions and generally shattering every female British weightlifting record...

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05/28/12 Sportswomen struggle with eating diso ... Source: The Star - South Africa One in five female athletes is battling an eating disorder.
05/04/12 Tragic Zoe's dying wish Source: Kent Online - Kent - UK A mum who wanted to fulfil her three dearest wishes before she died has lost her battle against breast cancer.
04/27/12 Scots Guard who raped a woman in McDonald's brought to... Source: STV A rapist who escaped punishment for 25 years has finally been brought to justice with the help of DNA evidence.
04/18/12 View 'Zoe aims for weightlifting glory' Source: BBC Radio 1 Zoe Smith, 17, is one of the country's brightest young Olympic hopefuls.
04/11/12 In the driving seat Source: Gulf Times Weightlifting star Zoe Smith has been concentrating on something far more important to a 17-year-old than the Olympics â passing her driving test.

Background on Zoe Smith

Zoe Smith (born April 26, 1994 in Greenwich, London) is a British weightlifter. In October 2010 Smith won a bronze medal in the women's 58kg division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, her first senior international competition, to become the first Englishwoman to win a Commonwealth Games weightlifting medal.

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