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Weightlifting Scotland Newsletter July 2009 Number 11 Weightlifting Scotland Newsletter Number 24 – December 2013 WEIGHTLIFTING SCOTLAND NEWSLETTER NUMBER 24 – DECEMBER 2013 Dear All Weightlifting Scotland Officials President – David Webster Welcome to the twenty-fourth edition of the Weightlifting Scotland Chairman – John McNiven Newsletter. Secretary – Colin Hannah As usual I am relying on you as well as the officials of our association to keep me supplied with items for Directors – Jim Holland publishing. Frank Etherson Alex Phillips The editor of this newsletter is Alex Ray Cavanagh Phillips he can be contacted at the addresses below. Treasurer – Frank Etherson [email protected] National Coach – Charlie Hamilton or posted to Alex Phillips, P.V.G. Officer – Frank Etherson 22B, The Square, Aberfeldy, Membership Registrar – Ray Cavanagh Perthshire, PH15 2DD. Contents Records Registrar – Alex Phillips Drug Liaison Officer – Alex Phillips Scottish Seniors – Pitlochry, Perthshire U.K. Masters Open – Kilwinning, Ayrshire Newsletter Editor – Alex Phillips Scottish U-13 Development Championships & Scottish Development Cup Final - Easterhouse Coaching and Selection Committee Commonwealth Champs.– Penang, Malaysia Celtic Nations – Cardiff, Wales Charlie Hamilton 2013 British Champions Colin Hannah Stevie Barber 2013 Commonwealth Rankings Jim Holland Ray Cavanagh Alex Phillips The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Editor or Weightlifting Scotland. Page 1 Weightlifting Scotland Newsletter Number 24 – December 2013 9th November – Scottish Seniors at Live Active Atholl, Pitlochry There were forty qualifiers selected for these championships, nineteen of whom were female. Out of these seventeen females and thirteen males lifted on the day. Female Report The three competitors in the 48kg class were all from the Gladiator club, with Amanda Craig once again getting the better of her daughter Charley by 7kg. Amanda’s 44kg snatch, 52kg clean & jerk and 96kg total were all Scottish Masters records for the (40 to 44 years) class. Emily McKibbin finished in third place with a 77kg total. The 53kg class was won by Colette Will from the Gladiator club, with local lifter Rowan Morrogh Bernard second and Kilmarnock’s Jill Brown third. Colette’s 57kg snatch, 75kg clean & jerk and 132kg total were new Scottish senior and U-23 records, unfortunately for Colette her total is still 6kg away from the Commonwealth Games qualifying. Kilmarnock’s Sophie Smyth triumphed in the 58kg class, with a 137kg total well below her best, but Sophie has already qualified for Glasgow 2014. Kerry McLaughlin of the Gladiator club took second place with a personal best total of 124kg comfortably ahead of club mate Holly Anderson. British senior champion Jane Armour, Kilmarnock, comfortably won the 63kg class even though Jane only got her opening lifts of 65kg and 85kg for a 150kg total. Jane missed four attempts at Scottish senior records, and finished 5kg off Games qualifying. The contest for second place was much closer, with Rebekah Madden of the Langcroft club, finishing 1kg ahead of Katinka Geczi from Edinburgh. The 69kg class was a very close battle between Georgi Black and Louise Mather with both lifters exceeding the Glasgow 2014 qualification total. Kilmarnock’s Georgi successfully defended her title with a 78kg snatch and a 100kg clean & jerk for a 178kg total which won her the best lifter award. Louise achieved new personal bests with a 75kg snatch, and a 96kg clean and jerk for a 171kg total. Jenny McIntyre won the 75kg class, with a 66kg snatch and an 83kg jerk for a 149kg total, which was only 4kg ahead of Amy Liu of the Gladiator club, who snatched 60kg and jerked 85kg for a 145kg total. It is certainly good to see an increase in the number of female lifters qualifying for these championships, and what is even more heartening is that three of the qualifiers were only thirteen years of age. Best Female Lifter – Georgi Black (Kilmarnock WLC) – 227.33 Sinclair Points 2nd Place – Louise Mather (Gladiator WLC) – 215.33 Sinclair Points 3rd Place – Colette Will (Gladiator WLC) – 207.50 Sinclair Points The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Editor or Weightlifting Scotland. Page 2 Weightlifting Scotland Newsletter Number 24 – December 2013 Male Report There were no qualifiers for the 56kg and 62kg classes, so the first competitive class was the 69kg class, with the sole entrant Craig Carfray from Kilmarnock winning. Craig was making a comeback after injury, and was some way off his best total, but still snatched 105kg and jerked 136kg for a very respectable 241kg total. The 77kg class was a close competition, between Gladiator Haris Ansari and Andrew Benton from Aberdeen. Haris ended up winning the class by 3kg with his opening clean & jerk of 120kg. The closest battle of the day came in the 85kg class with Allan Young of the Glasgow City Barbell club winning by 1kg from Edinburgh’s Ashley Wiles. Only bodyweight separated both lifters after they snatched 100kg which at the time put them 3kg behind leader Andy Tsang. Unfortunately for Andy, he failed all of his attempts to clean & jerk 125kg this left the way clear for Allan to win with his 218kg total. The 94kg class was an all Kilmarnock affair with a below par Dale Cree comfortably winning over Jordon Haydon by 15kg. Dale snatched 120kg and clean & jerked 140kg for a 260kg total. Kilmarnock’s Peter Kirkbride triumphed in the 105kg class with a 140kg snatch, and a hard fought 180kg jerk, in which Peter almost walked round the whole platform with, before being given the down signal. Peter’s 320kg total qualified him for Glasgow 2014. Callum Downie from the Gladiator club took the silver and set new Scottish U-23 records with his 160kg clean & jerk and 285kg total. Zach Courtney from Edinburgh came third with a 266kg total and, Stuart Cadger from the Bartons club fourth with a 250kg total. Lewis Thomson from the Spartan A.T. club in Aberdeen won the 105+kg class. Lewis set a new Scottish U-23 record with his 121kg snatch, then went on to jerk 145kg for a 266kg total. Best Male Lifter – Peter Kirkbride (Kilmarnock WLC) – 363.60 Sinclair Points 2nd Place – Craig Carfray (Kilmarnock WLC) – 327.59 Sinclair Points 3rd Place – Callum Downie (Gladiator WLC) – 314.96 Sinclair Points Organiser – Alex Phillips Speaker – Colin Hannah Technical Officials – Jim Ferguson – Jim Holland – George Byng – Charlie Revolta – Jean McConville – Liz Richardson – Ian Burke – Amanda Craig – Alex Phillips Loaders – Alan Davidson – Paul Walker – Robert Borthwick – Paul Rae – Ian Robertson The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Editor or Weightlifting Scotland. Page 3 Weightlifting Scotland Newsletter Number 24 – December 2013 2013 Scottish Championships Results Age Bwt Bwt Sn/h Jerk Name Club Group Class Kgs 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd Total Pl. FEMALE Amanda Craig Glad. F-40 48 46.48 40 42 44 49 52 54 96kg 1st Charley Craig Glad. Youth 48 44.16 38 39 40 49 49 51 89kg 2nd Emily McKibbin Glad. Youth 48 44.84 34 36 36 40 43 43 77kg 3rd Colette Will Glad. U-23 53 50.44 55 57 59 70 73 75 132kg 1st Rowan Morrogh Bernard Pit/ry Youth 53 51.50 35 38 39 48 51 53 92kg 2nd Jill Brown Kil/ck Senior 53 52.02 38 38 40 45 47 50 87kg 3rd Sophie Smyth Kil/ck Junior 58 58.00 59 59 62 75 78 80 137kg 1st Kerry McLaughlin Glad. Senior 58 57.58 50 53 53 65 70 73 123kg 2nd Holly Anderson Glad. Youth 58 53.24 38 40 40 50 53 55 93kg 3rd Jane Armour Kil/ck Senior 63 62.36 65 68 68 85 90 90 150kg 1st Rebekah Madden Lang. Youth 63 61.12 45 48 50 60 63 66 114kg 2nd Katinka Geczi E/gage Senior 63 61.58 45 47 51 63 66 70 113kg 3rd Karen Glover C.Bar. U-23 63 60.46 40 43 43 55 58 60 103kg 4th Georgi Black Kil/ck Senior 69 66.80 78 81 83 95 100 104 178kg 1st Louise Mather Glad. Senior 69 68.56 75 80 80 90 96 101 171kg 2nd Jenny McIntyre Unatt. Senior 75 69.01 63 66 68 80 83 85 149kg 1st Amy Liu Glad. U-23 75 73.46 55 60 63 80 85 85 145kg 2nd MALE Craig Carfray Kil/ck U-23 69 67.92 100 105 110 130 136 136 241kg 1st Haris Ansari Glad. U-23 77 71.22 93 93 100 120 213kg 1st Andrew Benton Unatt. U-23 77 74.58 85 90 92 110 115 118 210kg 2nd Allan Young C.Bar. U-23 85 84.44 95 100 100 118 125 125 218kg 1st Ashley Wiles Unatt. Junior 85 82.68 95 95 100 112 117 121 217kg 2nd Andy Tsang C.Bar. Senior 85 83.72 95 100 103 125 125 125 N.T. Dale Cree Kil/ck U-23 94 85.46 120 124 128 140 147 151 260kg 1st Jordon Haydon Kil/ck U-18 94 92.56 105 110 130 135 140 245kg 2nd Peter Kirkbride Kil/ck Senior 105 94.88 134 138 140 180 187 320kg 1st Callum Downie Glad. U-23 105 101.84 120 125 128 155 160 165 285kg 2nd Zachary Courtney Unatt. Junior 105 97.72 114 118 123 138 143 147 266kg 3rd Stuart Cadger B/tons Senior 105 96.50 110 110 120 135 140 145 250kg 4th Lewis Thomson Sp.A.T. U-23 105+ 139.96 115 118 121 145 145 150 266kg 1st Attempts shaded in YELLOW are record lifts. The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Editor or Weightlifting Scotland.
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