CMWFHCM 2022 Coach of the Year Award

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Coach of the Year 2022 prix des entraîneurs canadiens

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JEREMY MARTIN

Jeremy Martin is an NCCP Level 1 coach who has coached about 10 Masters, many who are members of our Federation. Jeremy is the Coach at Loaded Athletics, in British Columbia.

 

Jeremy has a master degree in Kinesiology from UBC, and he is a certified coach with the NSCA CSCS.  As a lifelong competitive athlete, he brings experience in provincial level powerlifting, strongman and national level weightlifting.

 

His combination of high-level education, self- directed learning, personal athletic experience and natural intuition for human movement and performance has taken two of his athletes from beginners to the highest level of competition in masters.  Cathy Hambly and Janella David have both set records and earned medals in their respective weight classes and age groups at the provincial, national and world level.

 

His athletes say that what sets him apart from other coaches is his personal investment in their journey as athletes.  Jeremy is deeply involved in every aspect of their training, and takes an interest in them as individuals.  From programming, training, nutrition and recovery, to their lives outside of lifting, he is supportive and always available.  Jeremy has been noted to have the natural ability to make each of his athletes feel fully understood and as a result, is a huge part of the success they have all achieved.

 

At competitions, as all excellent coaches do, he looks after all of the details and removes any potential stress or distractions.  His athletes have voiced Jeremy’s exceptional skill at counting attempts, and timing of their lifts for their attempts on the competition.

President announces 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award

President announces 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award

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Ed Fergusson

2022 LIFETIME AWARD ACHIEVEMENT RECIPIENT

When I was a grade 11 student, I began my weightlifting career at the YMCA in Edmonton.  Our group had a corner of a large, second floor multiuse gymnasium full of York free weights. The gym was frequented by weightlifters and powerlifters (who in those days tended to be the same athletes) and other members of the YMCA. At that time, I was being coached by my older brother, but many times I had the benefit of coaches Ed Fergusson and Larry Mather.

 

Ed and Larry were high school industrial arts teachers and very active in their schools’ athletic programs.  Their prior skills as professional tradesman were put to good use in the construction of squat racks, weightlifting platforms and various gym equipment.   As a student, I was quite in awe of working out with these two teachers. Ed and Larry, along with some of the “older” guys formed the Edmonton Weightlifting Association in 1970 which was later expanded and become the Alberta Weightlifting Association.

 

Ed continued to be very involved in planning the 1977 Canadian Championships and the 1978 Commonwealth Games.  At the school level Ed coached clubs from 1963 to 2005. Ed went on to earn his Coaching Levels 1,2,3 under the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) and the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) from its USA National Association. Ed is an active International Level 2 Technical Official and I believe he has conducted over forty Level One NCCP courses and several Level Two courses in Alberta and Yukon.

 

Ed first competed as a Masters at the 1977 Pan American Masters Championships in Edmonton. He competed in the 1996 World Masters Championships in Collingwood, Ontario. When the 2005 World Masters was held in Edmonton, Ed was back on the competition platform. It was at this event that Ed, along with one of his former students, Kevin Zimmerman, manufactured, set up and maintained the competition platform; once again putting is professional carpentry skills into action. With another former student, they built ten warm-up platforms.  Ed supplied six platforms, complete with bars and weights from his own gym which was used in the pre-competition training area. Ed went on to compete in the 2008 World Masters in Greece.

 

After forty years, I eventually reconnected with Ed at the 2013 Canadian Masters Championships in Toronto, but then missed his company at the 2017 Canadian Masters in Lake Country, BC and the 2018 PanAm/Canadian Masters Championships in Gaspé.

As the incoming President of the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation, I reappointed Ed as the Western Representative for our Federation, a post he held for many years. When I restructured our Federation to have a representative in each province, Ed willingly stayed on to represent British Columbia.  Ed has been an asset to our Federation and a good friend. At the young age of 87, Ed coaches several times a week at two different gyms in Parksville, BC and holds the prestigious position as the oldest member of our Federation with an unbroken membership history with us.

 

Many of us are proud to call Ed a friend, mentor and a most respected member of our Weightlifting community.  On behalf of all Canadian Masters, I offer my heartfelt congratulations to Ed Fergusson, our 2022 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.  Ed will be receiving an award plaque, Certificate, social media recognition and a lifetime membership in our Federation.

 

Mark A Gomes

President and National Chair, CMWFHCM

President announces 2021 Attollo Awards

President announces Attollo Awards 2021

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It gives me great pleasure to present the Attollo Award. The Attollo Award is achieved when a member of our Federation either gets a Gold in at least three required competitions (Gold Award) or has participated in at least three of the same required competitions (Participation Award). The required competitions are the athlete’s Provincial Masters, Canadian Masters, Pan American Masters or World Masters Championships.

 

Accomplishing this achievement in our sport of Masters Weightlifting does not come easy. It requires great fitness, determination, dedication, and of course, considerable personal expenses.

 

Congratulations to the following members. The members of our Federation and I are very proud of you.

The Attollo Award – 2021

(Provincial Master, Canadian Masters Championships, Pan American Masters, World Masters Championships)

Gold Award Winners

Steven Bishop (PE), Janella David (BC) and Raf Korkowski (BC) – Gold

Participation Award Winners

Dave Dessureault, Jamie Crane, Joanne Jeffrey, Pamela Warner, Kelly Condon, Danielle Holdsworth, Alison Blackhurst (ON)

Cathy Hambly, Sue Spencer, Ken Lo, Amanda Whiting (BC)

Marguerite Phillips, (NS)

 

 

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.