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May 13, 2025

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May 6, 2025

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QLD State Masters and Oly in the Outback wins hear

QLD State Masters and Oly in the Outback wins hearts again as the pinnacle intergenerational weightlifting event of the year.

Results 🏆

Best female Master
Bronwyn Hitchener - Toowoomba
Best male Master
Justin Connor - Burleigh Barbell
Best female Senior
Jenny Huynh - South Australia
Best male Senior
Shaun Casey - Saints Weightlifting
Best female Junior
Chloe Saliba - Sunshine Coast
Best female Youth
Jayda Williams - Toowoomba
Best male Youth
Levi Davidson - Bribie Island
Best female U15
Chloe Dolley - Toowoomba
Best female U12
Harlow Dyke - Bribie Island
Best Male U12
Hendrix Dyke - Bribie Island

Masters age group winners
Female
70-74yrs Meg Emerton - Cougars
65-69yrs Maree Davidson - Bribie Island
60-64yrs Bronwyn Hitchener - Toowoomba
55-59yrs Sandra Branson - Stay True
50-54yrs Sonia Stenhouse - Saints
45-49yrs Rachelle Young - United Barbell
40-44yrs Dash Newington - Cougars
35-39yrs Erika Yamasaki
30-34yrs Emily Upton - Milton Weightlifting Club

Male
75-79 yrs Ludek Prokes - Dungeon
65-69yrs Greg Hobl - Toowoomba
60-64yrs Michael Riggall - Milton Weightlifting Club
55-59yrs Mervyn Tottman - Sunshine Coast
50-54yrs Gerard Nelson - Southside Storm
45-49yrs Ignatius Papenga - Southside Storm
40-44yrs Justin Connor - Burleigh Barbell
35-39yrs David Bock - Milton Weightlifting Club
30-34yrs Jakob Daniels - Sunshine Coast

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Our National record breakers were: Bronwyn Hitchener, Dash Newington, Diana Loy, Fraser Harrison, Gerard Nelson, Greg Hobl, Jan Greyling, Justin Connor, Levi Davidson, Maree Davidson, Meg Emerton and Mervyn Tottman.

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New bodyweight categories dropped!! Following the

New bodyweight categories dropped!!

Following the recent decision of the IOC to include five (5) Women’s and five (5) Men’s Bodyweight Categories for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028, the Men’s 98kg BW Category has been adjusted to 94kg. This change is intended to prevent significant gaps between the (soon to be selected) five (5) Olympic Men’s Bodyweight Categories.

With this adjustment, the five (5) categories will be more evenly distributed, ensuring a fairer and safer qualification for all athletes for LA28.

Please note that the proposal has been endorsed by the IWF Executive Board, IWF Technical Committee and the IWF Athletes’ Commission.

The Women’s Bodyweight categories remain as previously announced.

Based on the above, the IWF bodyweight categories are as follows:

SENIOR / JUNIOR

WOMEN (8) / 48kg, 53kg, 58kg, 63kg, 69kg, 77kg, 86kg, +86kg

MEN (8) / 60kg, 65kg, 71kg, 79kg, 88kg, 94kg, 110kg, +110kg

YOUTH

WOMEN (8) / 44kg, 48kg, 53kg, 58kg, 63kg, 69kg, 77kg, +77kg

MEN (8) / 56kg, 60kg, 65kg, 71kg, 79kg, 88kg, 94kg, +94kg

The new bodyweight categories will enter into force on June 1, 2025.

📣 2025 QWA AGM ⏰ 12.30pm 🗓️ Saturday 1

📣 2025 QWA AGM

⏰ 12.30pm
🗓️ Saturday 14th June 2025
📍 Rebels Weightlifting Club, Capalaba

Skills keenly sought after from new nominating Management Committee members include:

• Strategic planning including infrastructure development
• Fundraising
• Volunteer development and management

Nominations for positions on the QWA Management Committee and the lodging of motions close Sunday 1st June 2025.

Nominees for positions on the MC need to have completed their QWA organised online GovernRight training or commit to completing it if they are appointed. Blue Cards are a necessary requirement as is a current QWA membership.

All members welcome to attend.

📣The OWF International Elite Tournament was hel

📣The OWF International Elite Tournament was held on the 12th and 13th of April with the QLD team getting the job done with some incredible results!

Darcy Kay F63 - Total 196 – 8th
Olvia Kelly-Shelton F77 – Total 212 – 10th
Ebony Gorincu F69 – Total 183 – 20th
Brayden Williams M71 Total – 260 – 14th
Ahrie Jerred M98 – Total 280 – 20th
Lily Strange F63 Total -166 – 25th
Rory Scott M79 Total – DNF

Records broken 🏆
Ahrie Jerred
M98 QLD Senior Clean & Jerk 155kg
M98 QLD Senior Total 280kg

Brayden Williams
M71 AWF & QLD Senior Snatch 119kg
M71 QLD Senior Clean & Jerk 141kg
M71 AWF & QLD Total 260kg

Darcy Kay
F63 AWF & QLD Senior & Masters (30-34) Snatch 91kg
F63 AWF Masters (30-34) Clean & Jerk 105kg
F63 AWF & QLD Senior Total 196kg

Ebony Gorincu
F69 AWF Masters (30-34) Clean & Jerk 102kg
F69 AWF Masters (30-34) Total 183kg

Rory Scott
M79 AWF & QLD Senior Snatch 130kg

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Happy Easter from the Queensland Weightlifting Ass

Happy Easter from the Queensland Weightlifting Association 🐣

We hope your day’s filled with good vibes, good food, great company and lots of chocolate!

On Friday the 11th of April, Queensland was repres

On Friday the 11th of April, Queensland was represented at the Oceania Junior & Youth Championships in Melbourne by the following athletes.
Please congratulate them for their amazing results and efforts 🏋️‍♀️

Sienna Lambert
F48 Youth Total 125 – 1st
Chloe Perkins
F53 Junior Total 160 – 1st
Nya Hayman
F69 Junior Total 206 – 2nd
Saige Groves
F69 Youth Total 167 – 2nd
Samuel Honeywood
M79 Youth Total 236 – 3rd

Records broken 🏆

Chloe Perkins
F53 AWF & QLD Junior & Senior Snatch 71kg
F53 AWF Clean & Jerk 89kg
F53 AWF Junior & Senior Total 160kg

Saige Groves
F69 AWF & QLD Youth
Clean & Jerk 97kg
F69 AWF & QLD Total 167kg

Samuel Honeywood
M79 AWF & QLD Junior & Youth Clean & Jerk 132kg
M79 AWF & QLD Junior & Youth Total 236kg

*The Australian team at the Oceania Junior & Youth Championships was fully supported by funding provided to the AWF @awfcomau by the Australian Sports Commission @asc

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