NLIS 4
April 4, 2005
(Tourism, Culture and Recreation)
The following is distributed on
behalf of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador:
NOTE TO EDITORS:
Complete results of
2005 Newfoundland Senior Championships - Weightlifting
The 2005 Newfoundland
Open Senior Weightlifting Championships were held on Saturday, April
2. The event was held at Memorial University in St. John's.
Dave King was the most
outstanding performer of the competition by setting three
consecutive Clean and Jerk records in the 77kg class. The old record
was 142.5kg. Dave started with 143.0, and followed that up with
147.5 and 150.0. Combined with his 112.5kg Snatch, Dave also set a
new total record of 262.5kg.
Provincial records were
also set by Frank Williams, with three masters records in the 94kg
category. Dave King, Matt Maxwell and David Adams all qualified for
the 2005 National Senior Championships that are being held in
Saskatoon in May.
The competition had
three age groups: Junior (under 20), Senior (20-34), Master (35 and
over). The complete results are as follows:
|
Name /
Home Town |
Weight Category |
Age |
Results |
Notes |
|
Joe George /
Corner Brook |
62kg
Junior |
17 |
60.0kg Snatch
80.0kg Clean
& Jerk
140.0kg Total |
1st
place, Named Junior Male Lifter |
|
Justin Drover
/
Corner Brook |
62kg Junior |
17 |
45.0kg Snatch
62.5kg Clean
& Jerk
127.5kg Total |
2nd
place |
|
Andy
Woolridge /
Corner Brook |
77kg Junior |
17 |
70.0kg Snatch
92.5kg Clean
& Jerk
162.5kg Total |
1st
place
|
| Scott Specker /
Corner Brook |
77kg Junior |
16 |
50.0kg Snatch
65.0kg Clean
& Jerk
115.0kg Total |
2nd
place |
|
James
Anderson /
Corner Brook |
105+kg Junior |
17 |
55.0kg Snatch
70.0kg Clean
& Jerk
125.0kg Total |
1st
place |
|
Dave King /
Grand Bank |
77kg
Senior |
22 |
112.5kg
Snatch
150.0kg Clean
& Jerk
262.5kg Total |
1st
place, Named Male Best Lifter. Provincial Records: Senior
C&J and Total Qualified for 2005 National Championships |
|
Matt Maxwell
/
Corner Brook |
77kg Senior |
21 |
102.5kg
Snatch
132.5kg Clean
& Jerk
235.0kg Total |
2nd
place
Qualified for
2005 National Championships |
|
David Adams /
St. John's |
94kg Senior |
30 |
120.0kg
Snatch
142.5kg Clean
& Jerk
262.5kg Total |
1st
place
Qualified for
2005 National Championships |
|
Darrell
Hoddinkott / Corner Brook |
105kg
Senior |
22 |
90.0kg Snatch
115.0kg Clean
& Jerk
205.0kg Total |
1st
place |
|
Frank
Williams /
St. John's |
94kg
Master
|
54 |
62.5kg Snatch
87.5kg Clean
& Jerk
150.0kg Total |
1st
place, Named Best Master Lifter. Provincial Records: Master
55-60 Age Group Snatch, C&J and Total |
Officials: Guy Furlong (St. John's), Michelle Smith
(Paradise), Steve Fitzgerald (St. John's)
Announcer: Leigh Willis (St. John's)
Loaders:
Mark Roberts (Mount Pearl), Steve Specker (Corner
Brook)
Coaches:
Tom Abbott (Paradise), John French (Corner Brook),
Jim King (Grand Bank), Bert Squires (Marystown)
Sponsors: The Graduate Center of Applied Technology,
Heavyweights, Dynamic Physiotherapy, The Computer
Depot, Compu Collage
Spectator cover charge
in aid of the School Lunch Association
Media contact: David
Adams, President, NLWA, (709) 745-4819(H) or 778-3614(W)
2005 04 04 2:30 p.m. |
