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WCHM Policy Listing
Policy and Rule Index -- Index des politiques
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If you've been around weightlifting for any length of time, you know that there are a lot of rules, regulations, and policies. A lot of them.
You also know that they change on a fairly regular basis. In fact, they change so often they are difficult to keep up with. We have made the decision not to try to keep up with all of the changes through the website, which takes a lot of time and energy we could be using for other things, but to provide you with a list, and if you have a question, you can contact the WCHM President who will get back to you with the latest and most detailed word on the subject.
So, If you have a question, please use our contact form and an answer will be provided.
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Policies and Regulations Index 2025.01.25
Incorporation Files
ByLaws and Legal Guidebook for Directors
Anti-doping (AD)
AD1. Anti-doping Policy
AD2. Doping Control for Internationally Competing Athletes
AD3. Medical Review Application
AD4. Preparing for Antidoping Control at the Canadian Masters Weightlifting
AD5. Championships WCHM.Anti-Doping Protocol
AD6. WCHM International-2023 -Retroactive-TUE-Application
Awards and Records (AR)
AR1. Allocation of Hall of Fame Points
AR2. Canadian Masters Weightlifting Records and Canadian Weightlifting Competitions.2024.02.14.
AR3. ENFR Coach Award Nomination Form
AR4. Coach Award
AR5. Guardianship of International Masters Weightlifting Trophy
AR6. Lifetime Achievement Award
AR7. Lifetime Achievement Award Panel Selection
AR8. Masters Records Criteria
AR9. Masters Records and Interprovincial Competitions
AR10. Para Weightlifting Records
AR11. President’s Attollo Award
AR12. Qualifications for Records and Competitions Flow Chart
AR13. World Masters Coach Honoraria Fund
AR14. World Masters Coach Honoraria Fund Application
Competition (CO)
CO1. Coaches Qualifications
CO2. Gender Diversity and Inclusion Policy
CO3. Interprovincial Virtual Masters Open Competitions
CO4. Medical Incident Report Form
CO5. Open Category
CO6. Qualifications to be a Provincial Masters Championships
Governance (GO)
GO1. Appointment Term Dates
GO2. Board Member Candidate Application Form
GO3. Board Member Candidate Application Form – Executive Position
GO4. Code of Conduct
GO5. Honoraria for Directors and Secretaries
GO6. Job Descriptions
GO7. LTAD Masters Weightlifters
GO8. Past Presidents
GO9. Provincial Masters Committees
GO10. WCHM Official Language Policy
GO11. WCHM Privacy of Information
International Events (IE)
IE1. Approval from the National Chair
IE2. Athlete Request for Qualifying Competition Substitution
IE3. Pan Am Masters Bidding Procedure
IE4. Qualifying Compettions for International Championships
IE5. Qualifying Meets and Qualifying Totals for Canadian athletes
IE6. Selection of World Masters Teams
IE7. Important Reminders for International Competitors
Para Weightlifting (PW)
PW1. Attestation of bodyweight for athletes using wheelchairs PW2. Canadian Masters Standards of Eligible Impairments
PW3. Health Care Professional Clearance Form
PW4. Para Weightlifting at the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Championships
PW5. Position Statement on Provincial and International Para Weightlifting
2024 World Masters Weightlifting Championships Bienvenue à nouveau aux maîtres d’haltérophilie canadiens !
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2024 World Masters Weightlifting Championships
Welcome back Canadian Masters Weightlifters!
It may have been a small Canadian group at the 2024 World Masters Weightlifting Championships, only 24 members, but they were strong contenders against the more numerous national groups. But that is understandable considering the financial investment in such international participation.
Special thanks are extended to each athlete who connected with another team member to help them transition into their new competitive environment. Guy Greavette volunteered countless hours to helping not only members of the BC group of Vikings Weightlifts, but also to any member when time permitted. Also, a thank you to Gordon Yard, who in collaboration with Guy Greavette, designed, worked with Fraser Valley Cresting in Abbotsord, BC, and arranged for delivery of Team T-shirts to our athletes.
Many of our members medaled; Five Golds, three Silvers five Bronzes. Four members broke Canadian Masters Records and World Masters Records: Judy Quinn, Frances Robson, Elaine Mori, Gord Yard. Alain Bilodeau and Tin Ly broke Canadian Masters Records. Two members were awarded best lifters in their age category: Gord Yard, Mens 60-64, and Alain Bilodeau, Mens 55-59.
Our Womens Team was awarded Third Place at the 2024 World Masters Weightlifting Championships. Our heartiest congratulations to Jeanette Perry, Yael Barak, Carol Akasaka, Stella Purac, Martine Larvière, Cybèle Lanthier, Elaine Mori, Frances Robson, Ruth Stewart, and Judy Quinn. Carol Akasaka was appointed as the Guardian of the Award and will “guard”/keep this Award until further notice from WCHM.
With perhaps some rest and sharing their experiences on their social networks, our athletes are no doubt developing their workout programs in preparation for some remaining provincial open competitions of 2024. I know many will be all hyped up for their 2025 Provincial Masters Championships which take place between February and April.
2024 Grand Masters U45
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2024 Grand Masters U45 (Under 45)
Beginning this year, WCHM initiated a Grand Masters Award to athletes who are in the age categories up to and including Age Category 40-44. The current SMF and SHMF, though representing a needed improvement from the Sinclair Formula and eventually with an upgrade to include Women athletes, still makes it exceedingly difficult for athletes in these categories to acquire formulated totals needed to win a Grand Masters Award. The Grand Masters U45 was created to address this shortcoming in our current ranking formulae for Masters.
The two recipients of the 2024 U45 Grand Masters' awards were James Johnson of 646 Weightlifting Club in Toronto, Ontario, and Michelle Page of Battlefield Strength in Hamilton, Ontario.
Michelle and James received their Awards after competing at the 2024 Canadian Masters Weightlifting Championships in Rouyn-Noranda in July. Here is Michelle displaying WCHM’s first Womens U45 Grand Master Award.
Congratulations are extended to Michelle Page and James Johnson, their coaches and sponsor Cégep Abitibi Témiscamingue and Club Halterophilie Hercales de Rouyn Noranda.