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11 Facts About Lachlan Giles

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Lachlan Sven McDonald Giles was born on 17 June 1986 and is an Australian grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor and coach.

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Lachlan Giles is a bronze medalist in both the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship and World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

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Lachlan Giles was born on 17 June 1986, in Victoria, Australia.

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However Lachlan Giles suffered from a severe knee injury and was forced to stop his training for a year.

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Lachlan Giles attended La Trobe University where he earned a Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 2008 and a PhD in Physiotherapy in 2016.

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In 2015, Lachlan Giles competing at Eddie Bravo Invitational 5 where he came third place after defeating Nathan Orchard and Rani Yahya before losing to Garry Tonon by Armbar.

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In 2017, Lachlan Giles competed at the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship where he came third place after being defeated by AJ Agazarm by points in the semi-finals.

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Lachlan Giles defeated Mahamed Aly by leglock to earn a bronze medal in the absolute category.

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In 2020, Lachlan Giles made a post on Instagram stating those who have won medals while using PEDs should relinquish those titles.

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Gordon Ryan made a response accusing Lachlan Giles of using PEDs.

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Lachlan Giles was the coach of fellow Australian grappler, Craig Jones whom he awarded a black belt in 2016.