BWL News News and Views from British Weight Lifting Issue Twelve, October 2011 Athletes on form at Commonwealth Champs BRITISH weightlifters performed superbly at the Commonwealth Championships in South Africa, notching up several personal bests and beating several national age group records as they flew the flag for their home nations. England’s Jack Oliver, from snatch and 145kg in Bexleyheath in Kent, set three the clean and jerk new personal bests in the 77kg for a total of 266kg category. The 20-year-old, who which gave him is now training full-time at the third spot overall. High Performance Centre in Birmingham’s Leeds, lifted 137kg in the snatch Hannah Powell lifted 80kg in the class, whose clean and and 160kg in the clean and jerk clean and jerk to set a new jerk of 161kg and total of 286kg for a total of 297kg which was personal best in the 48kg were both new British Under-18 good enough for third overall bodyweight category. Coupled records (pictured above). (pictured below). with a lift of 60kg, she totalled And Scotland’s Peter Kirkbride His performance in the snatch th 140kg and was 4 junior, and finished second in the 94kg class, and the total were both new sixth overall. British Under-20 and Under-23 the 23-year-old from Kilmarnock records, while his clean and jerk Records lifting 140kg and 185kg for a of 160kg was a British under-23 325kg total. record. Fellow Scot Georgina Black Welshmen Gareth Evans – who Hannah’s performance in the won gold in the 75kg class, while also trains full time in Leeds - set clean and jerk and the total lift new personal bests in the snatch were both new British Under-20 Graeme Kane finished sixth. as well as the total in the 69kg and Under-23 records. British Weight Lifting class. He lifted 121kg in the Fellow English lifter Sonny Performance Manager, Fiona Webster, 17 and from Devon, was Lothian, said: “As we enter the best youth athlete as well qualification period for the as second in both the junior and overall senior London Olympics I am really competition in the 85kg pleased to see that a number of class, lifting 128kg and athletes are now starting to put 160kg for a 288kg total. themselves in contention for the Webster’s GB team. performances were all “With British Records falling new British Under-17 at under-23, junior and youth records. Also breaking records level, the hard work being put in was Welshman Darius by athletes, coaches and support Jocarzabeh in the +105kg staff is starting to pay dividends.” is produced by Snowdon Sports Media Partners Ltd, on behalf of British Weight Lifting. [email protected]. www.snowdons.com 0114 232 5555 BWL News Khorfakkan Medals for Blake and Alderman BRITISH powerlifters Natalie Blake and Adam Alderman (pictured) both secured bronze medals after strong performances at the prestigious IPC Khorfakkan Tournament in the United Arab Emirates last week. The event had attracted me back onto the a strong line-up of athletes platform.” from across the world – In the 52kg class, Natalie several of whom were Blake opened successfully using the event to gain at 85kg, but then failed experience of top level 90kg in her second lift competition following the because of uneven arm cancellation of the IPC extension. Powerlifting European championships earlier in Successful the year. More Success at First out was Adam Knowing that 91kg Alderman in the 48kg class, would be good enough to who was looking to Breda Games challenge for third place improve on the 127kg she put the bar up for her performance he had lifted THERE were some strong performances third lift and was in the Netherlands the from British athletes at the successful. She then had previous week. ParaGamesBreda powerlifting event Opening confidently to wait to see if El Youssori which was held at Ulvenhout in Holland with 125kg, he then (SYR) would get her next this month. followed with 129kg. With lift of 92kg. She didn’t, Nine Brits attended including several Yahya (SYR) missing his lift which meant bronze for from the GB Paralympic programme. of 126kg, this secured Blake, which is her best Natalie Blake finished second in Group third place for Alderman performance of the year. One after lifting 90kg following three good who then went for 131kg Winner of the weight lifts, while Jackie Wagstaff lifted 50kg in and was very close to class was Tamara the same group. getting it, with a 2-1 Podpalnaya (Rus) with a Paralympian Ali Jawad lifted 160kg in decision against. best lift of 120kg. Group Three to take the win, while fellow Winner of the weight “I really enjoyed the GB squad member Adam Alderman class was Taha Abdelmagid competition and was managed 128kg for second spot. (EGY) with a best lift of pleased to be able to In Group Four, Stewart Dagley lifted 162kg. challenge successfully for 100kg and Daniel Steward 105kg for fourth "I am really pleased to third place,” said Blake and fifth respectively. get back to this form given afterwards. Daniel Patterson lifted 118kg to finish that I broke my wrist in Meanwhile, the highlight fifth in Group Six, while Curtis Luke Jones May and was unable to lift of the competition was was fifth in Group Five after managing 83kg. for a while,” said Adam. “I Sherif Othman from Egypt Finally, Chris Rattenbury was third in would like to thank my in the 56kg category who Group Seven with a lift of 170kg. coaches and physios who lifted 200kg to dominate have worked hard to get his weight class. is produced by Snowdon Sports Media Partners Ltd, on behalf of British Weight Lifting. [email protected]. www.snowdons.com 0114 232 5555 BWL News YOU Could Be Running in the Olympic Park! DO YOU want to be among the first people to cross the Olympic Stadium finish line? The National Lottery Olympic Park Run could give you the chance to do just that. 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Olympic and Paralympic Games line first will also be a host of The 5,000 lucky hopefuls chosen venues that The National Lottery former and current Olympic and from the ballot to tackle the run has helped fund and where many Paralympic athletes and will also be allocated a pair of elite athletes’ hopes of London celebrity runners. Top Award for British Weight Lifting Volunteer Hamill Recruiting Coach Educators BWL Director Brian Hamill BRITISH Weight Lifting are theoretical underpinning (pictured) has been voted as the recruiting a new workforce of knowledge of basic anatomy, Volunteer of the Year at the Coach Educators to deliver both physiology and the principles of Woking Sports Awards 2011 in Olympic Weightlifting and training. recognition of his tireless work in Resistance Training courses. With this in mind BWL are promoting weightlifting. Successful applicants will be seeking tutors with a thorough For around 25 years Hamill has responsible for the delivery of knowledge of the practical coached many young people in the BWL’s newly-developed course coaching of weightlifting / sport, including running a national materials for the Introduction resistance training and/or scheme to to Resistance Training, theoretical knowledge of encourage Assistant Club Coach Award weightlifting. A sound participation, (level 1) and Club Coach (level understanding of Olympic and he also runs 2). Weightlifting and weight training a club in Woking. BWL courses feature the is essential in either case. His award was practical delivery and More information about the one of 13 made execution of weight lifting positions can be found at at the awards movements along with a www.britishweightlifting.org last month. is produced by Snowdon Sports Media Partners Ltd, on behalf of British Weight Lifting. [email protected]. www.snowdons.com 0114 232 5555 BWL News 1980s: New Kids on the Block! 2011 marks 100 years since the formation of the British Amateur Weight Lifting Association in 1911, and to mark the occasion BWL News will be carrying a series of articles chronicling the history and highlights of the sport through the last hundred years. THE 1980s proved to be one of David Morgan (pictured) Boxell also securing a top ten the most exciting decades for entered his first Commonwealth place. In the 1988 Olympic British weightlifting. Games in 1982 and won gold – Games in Seoul, Dean Willey, At the beginning of the and his success continued in David Mercer, and Keith Boxell decade there were many 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 and all secured top ten places. The 1982 Commonwealth talented young lifters coming 2002.