Well… what came to be “the last ’til we don’t know when” QWA State Weightlifting competition, the 2020 Queensland Masters Championships + Oly in the Outback really was a fabulous event.
A big thank you to those of you who were able to support the event in Miles.
In total 77 lifters fronted up in the weigh-in room. 31 of these lifters then set to posting new PB’s, and 9 lifters set new records, on the all new ORIGIN platform. Great work all!!!
We had lifters come from as far north as Cairns, as far west as Mt Isa, and as far south as Gold Coast.
Saturday night saw a very large number of QWA members descend on the QHotel and proceed to eat them out of house and home. To be followed by the memorable karaoke efforts of Barry Harden from the Sunshine Coast.
A huge THANK YOU to Sonia Stenhouse and the very, very hospitable Saints Weightlifting Club members for putting together such a great show. Nothing was too much trouble for this country crew!! A BIG shout out to the fabulous DJ’s that kept things rocking all weekend long.
Oly in the Outback prize winners took home a Condamine Bell trophy and $150 cash prize.
Find full competition results here
Thank you to the large dedicated team of Volunteers and Technical Officials that ensured the event ran smoothly. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Thank you to Marty Field, Bowen Stuart and Sonia Stenhouse for photo content; and Bowen Stuart for streaming the event.
Best Lifter Awards went to:
| Age Group | Lifter | Club |
| U15 Female | Nate Thorley | Ipswich Weightlifting |
| U15 Male | Olivia Coker | Ipswich Weightlifting |
| Youth Female | Amity Salisbury | Saints |
| Youth Male | Henry Bourne | Saints |
| Junior Female | Kylie Salisbury | Saints |
| Junior Male | Luke Bidgood | Saints |
| Senior Female | Christine Reid | Sunshine Coast |
| Senior Male | Chevy Sukkar | Ipswich Weightlifting |
| Masters Female | Paige Neal | Jimboomba Barbell |
| Masters Male | Ron Fraser | Burleigh Barbell Club |
We also saw 6 competitors take part in the Modified rules competition. All those 2000+ YOB made me feel soooo old!!!:
| Name | YOB | Club | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | |
| Nate Thorley | M | 2008 | IWC | 28 | 42 | 70 |
| Amelie Graham | F | 2008 | IWC | 21 | 30 | 51 |
| Addison Jeffries | F | 2008 | IWC | 28 | 40 | 68 |
| Olivia Coker | F | 2008 | IWC | 28 | 42 | 70 |
| Summa Salisbury | F | 2011 | Saints | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Daniel Teece | M | 2005 | Saints | 38 | 53 | 91 |
| Lawson Solofa | M | 2013 | IWC | 17 | 26 | 43 |
| Selina Richards | F | 2008 | Saints | 31 | 40 | 71 |
| Helena Hanlon | F | 2009 | SSS | 12 | 17 | 29 |
A HUGE thank you to the sponsors of the Oly in the Outback event:
Major sponsors:
Origin
Western Downs Regional Council
MPC Kinetic
Miles State High School – for the use of their fabulous venue and AV equipment.
The Q Hotel
Best Queensland Masters Male lifter of the 2020 State Championships went to Ron Fraser of Burleigh Barbell Club coached by Callum Hannay.
Ron competed in the 65-69 year age group – 81kg category finishing with a best Snatch of 67kg, 93kg clean & Jerk and 160kg Total earning an SMF score of 333.409
Best Queensland Masters Female lifter of the 2020 State Championships went to Paige Neal of Jimboomba Barbell Club coached by Greg Oliver.
Paige competed in the 45-49 years age group, 64kg category foinishing with a best of 60kg in the Snatch, 77kg in the Clean & Jerk, and 137kg in the Total earning a SMF score of 214.768
Records Broken
| Lifter | Bwt Cat | Age Group | Record Level | Record Type | New Record |
| Colin Schram | M89 | Mast 40-44 | QLD | SNATCH | 100kg |
| Diana Loy | F59 | Mast 55-59 | QLD | CJ | 61kg |
| Diana Loy | F59 | Mast 55-59 | AWF | CJ | 61kg |
| Diana Loy | F59 | Mast 55-59 | QLD | TOTAL | 101kg |
| Jakob Daniels | M102 | Senior | QLD | SNATCH | 126kg |
| Lesley Moyle | F71 | Mast 75-79 | QLD | SNATCH | 26kg |
| Lesley Moyle | F71 | Mast 75-79 | QLD | CJ | 37kg |
| Lesley Moyle | F71 | Mast 75-79 | AWF | CJ | 37kg |
| Lesley Moyle | F71 | Mast 75-79 | QLD | TOTAL | 63kg |
| Lesley Moyle | F71 | Mast 75-79 | AWF | TOTAL | 63kg |
| Paige Neal | F64 | Mast 45-49 | QLD | SNATCH | 60kg |
| Paige Neal | F64 | Mast 45-49 | QLD | CJ | 77kg |
| Paige Neal | F64 | Mast 45-49 | QLD | TOTAL | 137kg |
| Peter Foster | M109 | Mast 50-54 | QLD | SNATCH | 90kg |
| Robyn Morgan | F81 | Mast 45-49 | QLD | CJ | 80kg |
| Rohan Cuffe | M102 | Mast 35-39 | AWF | CJ | 150kg |
| Rohan Cuffe | M102 | Mast 35-39 | QLD | CJ | 150kg |
| Ron Fraser | M81 | Mast 65-69 | QLD | SNATCH | 67kg |
| Ron Fraser | M81 | Mast 65-69 | AWF | SNATCH | 67kg |
| Ron Fraser | M81 | Mast 65-69 | AWF | CJ | 93kg |
| Ron Fraser | M81 | Mast 65-69 | QLD | CJ | 93kg |
| Ron Fraser | M81 | Mast 65-69 | QLD | TOTAL | 160kg |
| Ron Fraser | M81 | Mast 65-69 | AWF | TOTAL | 160kg |
| Stephen Johnstone | M102 | Mast 60-64 | AWF | SNATCH | 81kg |
| Stephen Johnstone | M102 | Mast 60-64 | QLD | SNATCH | 81kg |
| Stephen Johnstone | M102 | Mast 60-64 | AWF | TOTAL | 166kg |
| Stephen Johnstone | M102 | Mast 60-64 | QLD | TOTAL | 166kg |
