Oliver lifted 142kg in the snatch and 162kg in the clean and jerk to register an impressive total of 304kg, well above the 291kg required for B standard and only five kilos short of A standard.

The 21-year-old ended up in 17th place in the men's 77kg category, while fellow Brit Halil Zorba finished 21st with a combined total of 285kg - outside the minimum targets set.

Godley, like Oliver, also reached the B standard with a lift of 185kg - snatch 82kg and clean and jerk 103kg - in the women's 63kg weight category, enough to earn her a respectable eighth-placed finish.

The pair take the number of GB athletes who have registered an Olympic qualifying standard to five since the Championships started on Monday. Zoe Smith is the only one to achieve the A standard.

A maximum of three male and two female lifters can be selected to represent Team GB at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

However, they will only be considered if they hit the specified A standard twice or B standard once within their weight category before the end of May, with athletes hitting the A standard given preference.