2023 QWA All Schools Championships Wrap-up

With 65 athletes competing over a very busy two days at Burleigh Barbell on the Gold Coast the 6-7 May our up-and-coming youngsters put on a fantastic show of skill and strength.

A BIG shout-out to Burleigh Barbell Club for hosting the event in such fine form. Your members really stepped up to help us fill those empty volunteer spots!! Thank you also to the volunteers at the canteen that kept us all well-fed over the weekend. Thank you to all the volunteers over the weekend. Special shout out to Lesley Moyle & Scott Mark for their work in delivering competition equipment to the host club, and then returning it to the QWA Office on Sunday evening.

Numerous new personal bests were set over the course of the weekend. Congratulations to our record breaker Nylah Goble-Lote of North Gold Coast Weightlifting coached by Matthew Symonds:

Nylah Goble-Lote	F81	Under 15	QLD/AWF	SNATCH	60
Nylah Goble-Lote	F81	Under 15	QLD/AWF	CJ	70
Nylah Goble-Lote	F81	Under 15	QLD/AWF	TOTAL	130

The full results can be found here: https://www.awf.com.au/competition/statistics/competitions/results/id/2946

Winners of the School Shields:

Females: Miami State High School

Males: St Andrews Lutheran College

Best lifter awards:

Open Female: Chloe Perkins

Thank you to the media team of Tara Noonan, Callum Hannay & Miles Wydall for getting such great content and coverage of the event.