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Congratulations to our new Technical Official Manager
It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Keisha-Dean Soffe as our new Technical Official Manager.
Keisha has extensive knowledge of what this role entails. Keisha has designed the training material that is currently been delivered throughout the country for the referee courses. Not only that she is a IWF Category 1 referee having officiated at the last two Commonwealth Games, Youth Olympics, FISU University Games and most recently the 2018 IWF World Championship in Ashgabat.
We are looking forward to working alongside Keisha in this space
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If you are interested in becoming a Technical Official please contact - info@olympicweightlifting.nz or Keisha kdsoffe@gmail.com
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Congratulations to our latest National Technical Officials
Timo Hinz - Christchurch
Ruby Garbutt - Christchurch
Pat Power - Christchurch
Dominic Evans - Christchurch
David Tilton - Auckland
Lyn Mayes - Auckland
Benet Kumeroa - Auckland
George Renton - Dunedin
Alex Stewart - Auckland
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2018 National Masters Championship
The 4th Edition of National Masters held on 1-2 December in Wellington, Upper Hutt Weightlifting Club
Huge thanks to Chris and Yvonne Gibbs for hosting, Paule Poulin and 41 Degrees for supporting, our sponsors, all volunteers and officials, as well as spectators.
Because the standards for new BW records were out, athletes could also break records in these, resulting in 111 records broken.
Medals and placings were awarded in the old Body Weight classes and 39 records in those BW classes were set.
The final number of lifters was 60; 32 women and 28 men. Over 25 competed in their first National Masters, well done.
Top Lifters:
Women
1st - Tash Cranmer (WWC) - 244.041
2nd - Odette Smith (FSO) - 200.686
3rd - Debbie Downing (FSO) - 195.272
Men
1st - Lester Keene (NWC) 337.381
2rd - Greg Bähler (41D) - 310.112
3rd - Paul Davis (NLOW) - 308.047
Functional Strength Olympic had the most athletes of any Club with 9 lifters,
followed by 41 Degrees with 6.
Of note, only 5 lifters have participated in all 4 Nationals Masters Champs:
Samantha Archer, Lee Attrill, Grant McKay, Paule Poulin, and Odette Smith.
We look forward to another busy year in 2019 for all Masters athletes.
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Congratulations to our latest NZ National Record Breakers
Congratulations to our latest record breakers! Since our last newsletter there has been one new record.
Female
Samantha Hansen - Junior - 69kg - 1 record - NZ Fitness Expo
IWF World Championship and Masters records will be in our next newsletter once they have been ratified by Ron and the EG.
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2019 OWNZ Membership
- Our 2019 OWNZ Membership is NOW OPEN. Get in quick to secure yourself the early bird special.
- 2019 Club Affiliation is also open now.
To sign up please head over to our website - CLICK HERE
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Anti-doping Matters
- Did you know... that an athlete who tests positive because they weren't aware of a banned ingredient in a supplement will still record an Anti-Doping Rule Violation - regardless of its 'accidental' intake.
- 31 December - the deadline for all ADAMS registered athletes to have their 2019 Q1 (January, February, March) Whereabouts submitted.
- ALL OWNZ athletes have been asked to complete the DFSNZ e-Learning module Level 1. If you haven't done this yet, please do so this month. Use this link to log in, create an account and start the module.
- If you are wanting to be considered for selection to international events make sure you are ADAMS compliant by the deadlines in the 2019 Selection Policy. If you are not ADAMS registered please contact me to begin that process.
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Selection Policy & Expressions of Interest
- The 2019 Selection Policy has recently been updated and can found on our website. Please take the time to read through this policy if you intend to represent New Zealand in any International Events.
- The 2019 Expression of Interest for 2019 International Events is also out. This is compulsory if you are wanting to be considered for selection.
- The 2019 Support Staff Expression of Interest for 2019 International Events is also out. This is compulsory if you are wanting to be considered for selection.
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