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Sizeable increases to grading/qualifying totals with release of 2010 PA Regulations (29/01/10) The 2010 Powerlifting Australia Regulations has now been released with the major interest surrounding the changes in the grading scales / qualifying totals. The gradings have increased 3-5% across the board as the quality of lifting in the country and the enhancement of supportive gear has improved over the last few years. This leaves four men and two women on Elite 1 status. Also, a Hall of Fame section has been added to the Regulations. 2010
Powerlifting Australia Regulations
Powerlifting Australia - That was the year that was 2009! (10/01/10)
Powerlifting Australia (PA) had its share of ups and downs throughout 2009, but all in all Powerlifting in this country will be entering the next decade with a renewed energy buoyed by enormous growth and talent in the sport. Let’s take a journey back over the Powerlifting Australia year that was 2009. To see the full article click here. Please note that there is a 1.2 MB page to load ... but it's worth it.
Careless supplement use causes positive doping tests (26/12/09) Powerlifting Australia has this month imposed three months suspensions on athletes Scott Hill and Odell Manuel, following notification from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) that both have returned positive tests for the stimulant methylhexanamine. Powerlifting
Australia media release
Join us in 2010! Membership Form now available (19/12/09)
Powerlifting is on the move in Australia! Come join the Powerlifting Australia community in 2010 and enjoy our biggest and best year to date. In 2010, members will enjoy a comraderie with like-minded lifters at a great set of well-organised competitions held over all parts of the country, plus have the opportunity to compete at National, Oceania and World level with the leading federation in powerlifting, the IPF. Your 2010 starts soon so to join up now click here.
2010 Powerlifting Australia meet calendar now released (18/12/09) Start planning your training programs for next year .... Powerlifting Australia has now released its official 2010 competition meet calendar! To view the calendar either follow the links from the website menu - Competition > 2010 Calendar, or to go directly to the page now click here. Members will be pleased to know that next year's calendar is slightly fuller than our 2009 calendar which was our largest for a number of years. Moreover, in 2010, PA has planned to spread its wings and offer meets in more locations around the country than ever before. We are revisiting previous powerlifting strongholds such as Colac, Mildura and Wynyard, but are beginning new chapters in places like Bondi in Sydney and Karratha in WA. Members should note though that there may be changes throughout the year but these should be minor and given with advance notice. Membership forms for 2010 will be available shortly.
BIG end of year results! (15/12/09) With most of our elite lifters choosing to bypass the World and Commonwealth Championships, this left the prospect of some huge end-of-year lifting at local meets around the country. In the Matti Tikka Challenge held in North Sydney, top of the pack for this year was the phenomenal performance of Chris Caltabiano who totalled an Australian record of 910kg at 115kg bodyweight, including an effortless 275kg bench press! On the women's side, Jeannette Gevers turned up for a lift after her World Games/Championships performances to take out the womens field with a 410.5kg total. Down in Melbourne, Stephen Pritchard impressed with an 890kg total in the 125s which was highlighted by a record breaking 365kg squat. Sub-junior Laird Ross also popped up with a big improvement in the bench press, locking out 185kg at 85kg bodyweight. On the same day, the SE Challenge in Queensland saw a great benching performance by Japanese ex-pat Takahiro Amano who finally got his bench press right and hit a massive 205kg at under 67kg bodyweight. Unfortunately for him he was just pipped out of the top ranked bench press by Chris C's amazing 275kg the week before.
"Monster dwarf" Stephen Pritchard hits an amazing 365kg squat! Over in WA, Paul MacManus produced his breakthrough first 200kg, but Nathan Baxter was unable to get a big bench on the board in this relaxed push/pull comp. More serious powerlifting went down in Hobart though. Notable strong performances came from Camilla Fogagnolo, Jake Oakenfull, Steve Cooney and Clayton Long. But undoubtedly the performance of the rejuvenated Adam Pinkard was always going to be the big story of this day. Unfortunately for Pinky, he couldn't hit his enormous record-breaking squat opener of 420kg sweetly on any of his three attempts. He did come back and put up a 240kg bench press to be followed by a 342.5kg deadlift for a hypothetical 1000kg+ total. Adam is looking forward to a serious tilt at a strong performance at next year's World Championships, along with Australia's first 1000kg total.
Adam Pinkard with 420kgs .... and phenomenal facial hair!!! Click
here for Matti Tikka Challenge results.
Abolishment of ATUEs (29/10/09) A message from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority:
2010 Oceania Bench Press Champs (29/10/09) The 2010 Oceania Bench Press Championships are now in Christchurch, not Tonga. The event is still in late February. The exact dates and arrangements for selection will come very soon.
Aussie's show true strength at World Masters (08/10/09)
Jeannette Gevers wins 4th World Masters title ... this time a clean sweep of golds! The World Masters Powerlifting Championships held recently in the Czech Republic confirmed Australia as one of the top nations in World Powerlifting. The Women's Masters 1 team finished 3rd overall behind the USA and Germany. Mary Macken opened the Australian medal count with a gold medal in the deadlift in the W1 48kg division. In the W1 56kg class Helen Allen saved her best lifts until last to claim silver overall. Jeannette Gevers celebrated a return to the top with a clean sweep of gold medals in W1 60kg division. Jeannette's superiority on the World stage was supreme with her nearest rival almost 60kg behind at the end of competition. Great tactics and solid lifting saw Sue Myers take out the silver medal position in the W2 82.5kg division at her first World Championships. In the men's, Gavin Turrell lifted well placing well down the order in a tightly packed 110kg M1 division. Defending World Champion John Myers was in one of the closest contested divisions for the week. John had to overcome a large deficit after the bench press and despite gaining silver in the deadlift, he achieved an overall bronze. Finally in the M3 67.5kg division the indomitable Max Bristow kept on getting better through the competition to convincingly win the deadlift gold medal and take home silver overall. The competition caps off a marvellous year for Masters Powerlifting in Australia following on from the success of the World Masters Bench Press Championships in April and the resounding success of Powerlifting in the Australian Masters Games. Click here to see detailed scoresheet.
World Juniors results (24/09/09)
Scott Peisley on his way to a 257.5kg deadlift at the World Juniors Australia recently celebrated one of its most successful Junior/Sub-Junior World Powerlifting Championships ever with a swag of medals. The Championships were held in Ribeiro Preto, 300km inland from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Large, enthusiastic crowds were treated to a host of world records and witnessed the Russian teams return to international competition. For the Aussies, Laird Ross started our lifting and won a silver medal in the 82.5 kg sub-juniors bench press. His fourth place overall was equalled by Chris Caltabiano who also managed to take home the Bench Press gold medal in the Junior 110kg division. This is Australia’s first Junior World Championship gold since 1999. Chris is again eligible to compete next year as a junior a will only benefit from the experience in Brazil. 67.5kg deadlifting sensation Scott Peisley, took out the silver medal in the deadlift with an incredible 257.5kg lift for an Australian junior record. Representing the girls was Tasmania’s Anita Millington who provided some exciting competition in the Junior 90+kg category. Anita’s total of was only 5kg shy of the second placed USA lifter. Anita’s 225kg squat and 555kg total netted her Australian and Commonwealth junior records on top of the World Championship bronze medal. Well done team on a successful championship, next years event will be in Prague, Czech Republic. Click here to see detailed scoresheet.
World Games results (20/08/09) The curtain has now closed on one of the most successful World Games ever. The Powerlifting competition was a massive success with the 80 best lifters in the world lifting in front of a sell-out audience. President Ma of Taiwan was on hand to witness some memorable lifting in the Heavyweight Men's session. On the Australian front Jeannette Gevers fought valiantly and turned in a very solid 402.5kg total. Jeannette was pleased to be able to represent Australia on the biggest stage and was inspired by the tremendous lifting at the event. Richard Hozjan squatted 305kg under high-pressure conditions but was unfortunately unable to total, narrowly missing out on pressing 227.5kg. Richard benefited greatly from the experience of competing alongside the world's best. The World Games now move to the Columbian city of Cali in 2013.
Click here to see World Games results.
The Power and the Glory ... 2009 Aussie Champs (23/07/09) Rising superstars Odell Manuel and Anita Millington took out top overall honours in the Australian Powerlifting Championships held in North Sydney over the weekend. Odell showed power and class on his way to a mammoth 916kg total, while the sensational Tasmanian junior Anita dominated the iron in a truly herculean 540kg effort. Anita backed up her overall win with overall honours in the Australian Bench Press Championships. The impressive Clayton Long was the overall men's bench press champion. Bioflex Supplements offered cash rewards to those lifters who broke National and World Records on the day. Amongst these awards, Wim Van Weenen once again broke the Master 4 World deadlift record, pulling a fantastic 240kg, whilst an ecstatic Theo Lagis produced another memorable moment in breaking the deadlift and total 60kg mens record. Ray Hope also achieved great success in topping John Myers 67.5kg class total record, nudging it up to 605kg. Click here to see detailed scoresheet.
Theo Lagis deadlifts an incredible 4 times bodyweight 240kg!
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