2022 Pan Am Masters Weightlifting Championships

Isabelle Gauthier - Best Women Athlete

CANADIAN MASTERS WOMENS TEAM AWARDED SECOND PLACE AT PAN AM MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Here are the results of all the Canadian athletes who competed at the 2022 Pan American Masters Weightlifting Championships.

Special congratulations to Isabelle Gauthier, from Montréal, who captured not only a Gold Medal but also World Masters and Pan American Masters records in the Snatch, Clean and Jerk, and Total.

Looking at the Team Points, our Team may have placed second, but they are gold material! Well done Team Canada.!!!

 

L’ÉQUIPE CANADIENNE FÉMININE DES MAÎTRES OBTIENT LA DEUXIÈME PLACE AUX CHAMPIONNATS PANAMÉRICAINS DES MAÎTRES

Voici les résultats de tous les athlètes canadiens qui ont participé aux Championnats panaméricains d’haltérophilie des maîtres 2022.

Félicitations spéciales à Isabelle Gauthier, de Montréal, qui a remporté non seulement une médaille d’or, mais aussi des records de maîtres du monde et de maîtres panaméricains dans l’arraché, l’épaule jété et les totaux.

En regardant les points d’équipe, notre équipe s’est peut-être classée deuxième, mais ce sont des matériaux en or! Bravo à Équipe Canada.!!!

Call out for 2023 Championships

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We are in need of a competition host for     

Nous avons besoin d’un hôte de compétition pour

 

2023 Championships      Championnats 2023

 

The Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation is inviting an interested club to submit a letter of interest to the Federation President before the Annual General Meeting of July 8, 2022.  The President can be contacted directly at attollo@hotmail.com  or here:   Contact Us – Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation (cdnmastersweightlifting.org)

La Fédération haltérophilie Canadienne maîtres invite un club intéressé à soumettre une lettre d’intérêt au président de la Fédération avant l’assemblée générale annuelle du 8 juillet 2022.  Le président peut être contacté directement à attollo@hotmail.com  ou ici:   Contactez-nous – Fédération canadienne d’haltérophilie des maîtres (cdnmastersweightlifting.org)

You can find more information here:

Vous pouvez trouver plus d’informations ici:

2021.07.12.Hosting20the20Canadian20Masters20Championships.pdf (cdnmastersweightlifting.org)

 

2022 CMWC Welcomes Para Weightlifters to Their First In-Person Championships

2022 CMWC welcomes para weightlifters to their first in-person championships

Les Championnats canadiens d’haltérophilie des maîtres 2022 accueillent leur premier en personne Para Haltérophiles

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This year, we will be welcoming two adaptive athletes, as para weightlifters, to the 2022 Canadian Masters Weightlifting Championships. It is not an easy task to enter a weightlifting competition as a para-athlete. To date, there are no policies or practices for the inclusion of adaptive athletes as provincial level weightlifters. Provincial level weightlifting does not fall under the auspices of the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation. This does indeed pose a challenge for our Federation, but not a great enough challenge to dismiss this overlooked group of athletes. As one surveys our website section on Para Weightlifting it will become obvious that we will find ways of welcoming them into our community. Each potential para weightlifter connects personally with our Federation President in order to determine their readiness for a national competition. Unless deemed by a medical doctor as unsuitable to compete, the adaptive athlete will find a place on our weightlifting competition platform.

 

Being asked to officiate the Olympic lifts for para weightlifters might make our Technical Officials somewhat uneasy. Current certification of technical officials and coaching requirements do not, at least at this time, include any specific preparation for the adaptive athlete. Our Federation has prepared guidelines that can be easily integrated within the current technical official’s refereeing responsibilities. Our Federation will defer coaching expertise to those most aptly prepared by Weightlifting Canada Haltérophilie in cooperation with the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP)

 

At the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation, we can understand the difficulties experienced by adaptive athletes who decide to compete as para-weightlifters. As Masters weightlifters, we were at one time overlooked by the Provincial Weightlifting Associations and the National Sports Organization for Weightlifting, Weightlifting Canada Haltérophilie. But times have changed and our Federation has been successful at encouraging all of the Provincial Weightlifting Associations to host Provincial Masters Weightlifting Championships. Our relationship with Weightlifting Canada Haltérophilie continues to strengthen as more Masters join our family and contribute back into the national weightlifting community as technical officials and coaches. As these professional relationships continue to strengthen at the provincial and national level, we at the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation believe more doors for the adaptive para weightlifter will open and the present perceived barriers will be eliminated.

 

Para weightlifting and para weightlifters are expressions used by our Federation to describe adaptive athletes who take up the sport of weightlifting with strong desires to compete. As Masters were once a marginal group, para weightlifters now find themselves in a similar position. Many decades ago, women were the marginalized group, and we all know very well how they have demonstrated their success at weightlifting.

 

The Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation welcomes back Scott Glass, from Saskatchewan, our first para weightlifter, who competed in the 2021 virtual Canadian Masters Weightlifting Championships. We also welcome our first woman para weightlifter, Nalani Perry from Nova Scotia. The welcome mat has been placed at our “door” and though we may not be the perfect “host”, we will certainly try to improve our “décor” with suggestions by our new and veteran members alike.

 

CMWFHCM President Makes Para Weightlifting Appointments.

CMWFHCM President Makes Para Weightlifting Appointments.

Le président de la CMPMMT prend des rendez-vous en haltérophilie para.

Nalani Perry: Director for the Advancement of Para Weightlifting
Nalani Perry: Director for the Advancement of Para Weightlifting
Scott Glass: Para Sport Liaison
Scott Glass: Para Sport Liaison
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Directeur de l'Avancement de la Para-Haltérophilie et Liaison de Para-Sports

 

Le Président de la CMWFHCM a nommé Nalani Perry, de Bedford, en Nouvelle-Écosse, le Directeur de l'Avancement de la Para-Haltérophilie de la Fédération.  Scott Glass, l'Aviseur de la Para-Haltérophilie va assumer le rôle de Liaison de Para-Sports.  Ces nominations vont aider à sensibiliser la para-haltérophilie en tant que groupe viable dans nos communautés provinciales, nationales et internationales d'haltérohilie. Nalani va se concentrer sur la promotion de l'inclsuion des athlètes adaptifs en tant que para-haltérophiles avec les associations provinciales d'haltérophilie, Weightlifting Canada Haltérophilie, la IWF Maîtres et la Fédération Panaméricaine Maîtres d'Haltérophilie.  Scott va se concentrer sur la promotion de notre sport auprès des organisations canadiennes de para sports. Nalani et Scott vont aussi servir en tant que membres du Comité Aviseur, un groupe qui fait partie de la structure de l'organisation de la Fédération qui offre des conseils au Président et au Conseil.

The Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation Announces Support for Interprovincial Virtual Masters Open Competitions

The Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation Announces Support for Interprovincial Virtual Masters Open Competitions

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Interprovincial Virtual Masters Open Competitions

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A recent International Masters Weightlifting Survey created by Dr Marianne Huebner noted some interesting information from Canadian respondents.”In summary, there were 1068 participants across 6 countries.

 

Australia            91 (51% women)            Canada            124 (56% women)            USA                  658 (54% women)

Germany         134 (25% women)            Spain                 34 (22% women)             Great Britain    27 (70% women)

 

Perhaps of immediate interest for national chairs are the responses to the question ‘Which weightlifting specific events would you like to see continue after the pandemic?’  with options ‘virtual qualifying competitions,’ ‘virtual championships,’ ‘webinars,’ ‘other.’  This was answered by 831 of the 1068 participants.

 

Of these 831 participants 56% would like to have future virtual qualifying competitions (43.3% of all 1068). Specifically, more women than men chose this option (65% vs 45%). Canadian respondents were especially in favor (69%) ..” (Dr M Huebner)

 

The Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation will support any interprovincial virtual Masters Open competition that meets the following criteria:

  1. The Meet is organized and conducted entirely by the host club.
  2. Technical Officials are recruited, assigned and remunerated by the host club. The CMWFHCM will encourage technical officials to volunteer.
  3. The Meet is open to Masters (CMWFHCM or provincial masters) from all provinces.
  4. Totals achieved will be recognized as qualifiers for international masters’ competitions for CMWFHCM members and for the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Championships.
  5. Snatches, Clean and Jerks, and Totals achieved will be eligible for virtual records by CMWFHCM members.
  6. The Meet is not a qualifier for Hall of Fame points.

President announces new award

President announces new award

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Canadian Masters Coach Award

 

The President of the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation announced today that the Federation will recognize the valuable services of its members’ coaches with the Canadian Masters Coach Award. Any coach, with membership in a Provincial Weightlifting Association, is eligible.

 

Nominations are made to the President by any one of the coach’s athletes using the form located on this website under “Awards” where a full description of the award can also be found.

 

The Nomination deadline is January 31.  Download Nomination Form Here

National Chair Appoints Guardians Of The 2021 World Masters Team Plaques

National Chair Appoints Guardians Of The 2021 World Masters Team Plaques

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World Masters Team members and alternates were selected by the Office of the National Chair from those members whose entry totals were well in excess of the qualifying total. The IWF Masters Secretariat determines team points according to the rules described in the IWF Masters Rule Book.

Manon Croteau

 

The National Chair has appointed two Guardians to hold on to the trophy on behalf of the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation. Guardians retains this responsibility and privilege until they cease to be a member of the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation, at which time another Guardian is appointed.

 

This year’s Guardians are Manon Croteau, seen in this photo, representing team members Isabelle Gauthier, Megan Apostoleris, Cathy Hambly, Kirsten Riewe, Krista Pell, Carol Akasaka and Whitney Dell and Claude Caouette representing team members Raf Korkowski, Glen Hutchinson, Sacha Amédé, Éric Chevrier, Jocelyn Normand and André Boutin. The Womens Team captured third place with 179 points and the Mens Team earned fourth place with 181 points.

 

Next year’s World Masters will be held in Orlando, Florida, from December 2-10.

2021 Pan American Masters Weightlifting Championships news

2021 Pan American Masters Weightlifting Championships news

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Canadians capture medals at the 2021 Pan American Masters Weightlifting Championships

2021 Pan Am Masters Team Plaques

The 2021 Pan Am Masters Championships have concluded and our small Canadian contingent held their own.  We managed 2 Gold, 6 Silver, 1 Bronze medal and 4 made it close to the podium. This is the first international competition held in-person during Covid pandemic travel restrictions and in an American State with elevated Delta variant cases of Covid-19.  Our members took all the necessary precautions and we are all very proud of their participation. 

 

Congratulations to our Gold medalists, André Boutin and Amanda Whiting.  Our Silver medalists were: Annie-Claude Delisle, Heather Emslie, Marty Giles, Manon Poulin, Nicole Lee, Pamela Warner and Dawn Schum. Our Bronze medalists was Russel Flores and our almost bronze medalists were Cynthia Collins, Jennifer Hamilton, Krista Pell and Valerie Saucier.

Team Guardian Amanda Whiting (left) and Nichole-Jade Lee (Silver Medalist)

 

Complete results can be found here: 2021 PanAmerican Masters Results

 

It is unfortunate that the Pan American Masters only had  22 participants that were not from North America (Canada, USA and Mexico), with most from Dominican Republic (7). Masters Weightlifting is not as developed in the South American countries as it is in North America. With travel restrictions of South American countries added to pandemic travel restrictions, this event usually takes on the image of a purely American, and at times Canadian,

Team Guardian Andre Boutin and Pamela Davidson-Warner (Silver Medalist)

Championship.  Perhaps the IWF Masters may encourage two regional geographic areas to replace the Pan American Masters area, hence allowing more Central and South American countries to foster Masters growth among their own countries with less travel restrictions between them.  We are so lucky in North America where Masters Weightlifters have Federations that are recognized and supported by their National Sports Organizations.

 

Hopefully we may see the Pan Am Masters return to Canada pending a suitable host and joint approval of both the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation and Weightlifting Canada Haltérophilie.