What a great Nationals
This year the Nationals was hosted at Cougars Weightlifting club was a great event with a lot of success for my guys and the Qld team that won all Team Shields
Senior
Jackson Solofa Gold 109+Kg
Tessa Milton Gold 71kg
Jett Gaffney Gold 61kg
Brandon Wakeling Silver 73kg
Ebony Gorincu Silver 76kg
Adrienne Karniewicz Bronze 71kg
Tise Jubilee Aaifou Bronze 87kg
Mary Barter Bronze 55kg
Junior
Artemio Pocio Gold 109kg
Lucy Manion Silver 59Kg
Erica Hamilton Silver 81kg
Jett Gaffney Silver 61kg
Adam Smidt Silver 102kg
Kolby Green Bronze 67kg
Jett Gaffney selected for Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires
Congratulations to Jett Gaffney in being Australia’s only male weightlifter selected for the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires !!
He had a nail biting battle with the other contenders to claim the top spot but held his nerve and in the process put 35kg on his total this year and broke multiple Australian records.
The lift that got him here IMO was an epic 91 national record snatch for a 4kg Pb after missing 86 on his second attempt
2018 Commonwealth Games
Wow what an absolute machine !!! - to pull out a 3kg Pb CJ she missed in training to get gold - 2kg Pb snatch and 6kg on total -as well as national and state records. First Australian women’s Games gold medallist in lifting for 12 years. Awesome work by Shane in their buildup.
You plan and hope and dream of a such a result in the months leading up to the event and it’s so so special when it all comes together.
Damon Kelly
It was an emotional night for me seeing Damo finish off his lifts with class in front of an amazing home crowd 
We have grown up in lifting and as people together over the last 20 plus years - and it’s been an awesome ride 
Competition Results
2017 Australian & Oceania Championships, Pacfic Rim, Masters World Cup
A Huge congratulations to Leanne who was best overall lifter at the Masters World Cup.
As remote athlete from Whitsundays - Leanne does it tougher than most and this award reveals a lot about this fine lifter.
Commonwealth Games Trials
I was fortunate to have 3 people that qualified for the Event
Damo Lifted his best total this year by 15kg 360 (165 and 195) to secure a spot on his 4th Commonwealth Games Team - with a big Family now, full time job and running his own club its a great achievement in many ways
Ebony did not have the best day at the office on the snatches - but got a PB CJ and was one off her PB total
Rudolf in his 7th comp put 3 on his snatch and 7 on his CJ at 85Kg and ended up with the biggest CJ of the day - I am excited to see what 2018 will bring for him
2017 Commonwealth and Oceania Championships
One of my greatest pleasures in coaching is seeing lifters make their first international as their countries representative and watch them come back to training full of pride wearing the Australian gear. This time I had 7 new Australian reps Maddy, Keisuke , Ethan, John, Adam, Desree and Jett - along with Damo who was on his umpteenth rep and Jess lifting for Malt
Rudolf, James and Ebony where also there lifting in the comp as individuals.
Commonwealth Results
Oceania Results
AWF Results
There were lots of PB's and medals with Jett - Gold, John Silver, Bronze, Adam Bronze, Damo Silver and Desree Silver, Rudolf and Ebony also lifted very well
Also it was nice to catch up with Tia again after her win at the Crossfit games is so awesome for her and Shane to have achieved this goal they both had
National Championships
Qld National Championships Teams
Qld Won all 8 National team shields this year - a clean sweep !! :)
Testament to all the lifters, clubs, coaches, officials, parents, partners, committee members and staff that are part of the QWA organisation, a result like this is impossible without them and the legacy of countless people involved in the past.
We need to keep on supporting and educating each other and making sure the sport is fun for all involved.
Jett Gaffney best U15 Lifter National Championships !
Here is his National record Snatch of 68kg at 56kg bodyweight
Results Book Nationals Senior and Junior
Results Book Nationals U17 and U15