A local weightlifting club has had some outrageous results in the second half of the year, most recently sending one of its top competitors to the World Championships in early November in the hopes they would claim a world record – instead, they came home with three!
Whitsunday Weightlifting club’s Rodney Wecker travelled to the Gold Coast to take part in the IPL (International Powerlifting League) World Championships on November 3.
Wecker, who competed in in the 65- to 69-year-olds category – a division he already held a national record in – claimed three world records at the Championships.
In the back squat and deadlift, Wecker finished with some incredible weights: 118 and 158-kilograms, respectively, which earned him two IPL world records.
“It’s incredible, considering he only weighs 68-kilograms,” Whitsunday Weightlifting coach Leanne Knox said.
His third record was the overall, a total of 348.5-kilograms. That score was calculated by adding the three, standerdised categories together: bench-press, deadlift, and squat.
As well, the club recorded some incredible results at its own internal competition, chief among them being member Ellen Brown’s world record lift in the 70-74-year-old division,
“At a local competition on Sunday, November 6, Ellen broke the world record by five kilograms in her age group in an unofficial competition, which she hopes to carry to World Championships next year,” Ms Knox said.
And the club’s Under 15 superstar, Tyson Williams Allen, broke the Queensland State record having only been weightlifting for just over a year and a half.
“We always tell them to aim as high as you can,” Ms Knox said.
Rodney Wecker and Whitsunday Weightlifting club trainer Leanne Knox. Wecker claimed a world record at the recent World Championships
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