Welcome to Weightlifting Tas Inc
Saturday, September 04 2010 @ 05:05 PM EST
Weightlifting Tasmania Incorporated is a hard working bunch of volunteer coaches, parents and support personnel committed to the ethical and professional development of the sport of Olympic Weightlifting here in Tasmania. We have clubs located in Hobart (Elizabeth College) and Launceston (College and PCYC). All of our clubs are run by nationally acredited coaches.
Weightlifting in Tasmania has a long and proud history, which has produced a number of talented athletes over the years. Jason Roberts, Ron Laycock (Dual gold and bronze medallist Auckland, New Zealand 1990), Gino Fratangelo (Silver Medallist - Edinburgh, Scotland 1986) have all competed for Australia with distinction at Commonwealth Games. Gino Fratangelo went on to gain selection for the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and finished 4th at the 1982 Brisbane games, while Ron Laycock finished 17th at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and a creditable 13th at the 1992 Barcelona games. Ron Nylander, a very well respected weightlifting coach (from Hobart) was also selected as games team manager at Edinburgh in 1982.
Our clubs provide opportunities for people of all ages to develop and test their skills in the competition arena. The skills and enhanced levels of speed, strength and flexibility that can be gained from weightlifting can also assist in other areas of life and other sports, in particular, those sports where explosive speed and jumping are involved (ie; most other sports). Our philosophy is to not only produce the talented athlete, but to also produce the quality person, and the same applies to our people who assist in helping our athletes achieve their goals. It is our aim to provide everyone associated with our sport the skills, the enjoyment and above all, a positive experience from their involvement with Olympic Weightlifting.
There are regular opportunities for our athletes compete at state, national and even international events. You are welcome to come to any of our club training sessions and speak to our very approachable coaches to find out what our sport is all about. For club training session and coach contact information, please click on the “Where Are We?” link (see under 'Topics' - above).
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Launceston PCYC's Jenna Myers is off to this year's Commonwealth Games, to be held at Dehli, India in October. Jenna is the first Tasmanian female weightlifter to make a Commonwealth Games team, after qualifying at the June 26th trials event in Brisbane.
The state Under 15/Youth and Junior weightlifting team returned home from Springfield, Queensland last week, after a very successful campaign at the national age group weightlifting championships. Under the guidance of head coach Tony O'Malley and his assistant Mark Brown, the team aquitted themselves very well during the event.
== Weightlifting Tasmania has secured the right to host the 2010 AWF National Senior Championships. They will be held at the Door Of Hope complex at Glen Dhu (South Launceston) on Saturday, December 11th ==
Weightlifting Tasmania will be looking to put on another fantastic event at the Door Of Hope in December. For all information regarding this event - **WATCH THIS SPACE!!!!!**
The domestic weightlifting season condludes with the hosting of the annual Weightlifting Tasmania State Championships, which coincides with the final round (9) of the Presidents Cup competition.
The 2010 WTI State Championships will be held in Launceston on November 27th. This event will also be held as a commemoration to the late Chris Chugg, a very respected teacher, coach and mentor at the Elizabeth College gym in Hobart.
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FURTHER INFO - TIMES, VENUE ETC).
This event rotates each year between the two main club centres (Hobart and Launceston). We generally follow with the medal presentation for the state championship component at the competition venue, and follow up with a banquet styled dinner at a local restuarant, where the Presidents Cup and other awards are presented. Please click here to go to the current calendar of events to see where this year's state championship event is being held. To go to the Downloads section and get the State Championships entry form, click here.
Weightlifting Tasmania Inc holds a number of state wide competitions throughout the year at Hobart and Launceston (see 'Where Are We' for club address details). These are held as rounds of the annual Presidents Cup, and 'end of year' awards are presented to athletes based on various points accumulations and progress throughout the year, based on their efforts at the competition rounds. The President's Cup round 5 (usually held in June at Launceston) also includes the annual Cliff Joyce Memorial event, where seperate awards are presented on that day. Please click here to download our current calendar of events in PDF format.
Our next 2010 competition - Round 8 of the President's Cup will be held at Elizabeth College, Hobart, on Saturday October 23rd - Competition starts at 12.00 noon - FREE ENTRY - spectators welcome!
The annual Cliff Joyce Memorial event is held in Launceston during the month of June. This event commemorates the outstanding contribution made by the late Cliff Joyce, a volunteer weightlifting coach who devoted invaluable time and effort to the sport at the Launceston Police and Citizen's Youth Club in Newstead. Aside from national championships held here in Tasmania, this event is regarded as the most prestigious on our annual calendar.
The Executive Board of Weightlifting Tasmania Inc is pleased to announce that as from 2011, this event will return to the Launceston PCYC - its traditional home! WATCH THIS SPACE for details on next year's event!
