Topic: Please Introduce Yourself

[Pete_Stewart]

Name: Pete Stewart

Age: 27

Gender: M

Occupation: Scientist

Location: Originally N. Ireland but working as a post doc in Arkansas

Team: Pete Stewart (1 member consisting of coach and lifter)

How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Training for Rugby

Years involved in weightlifting: 6

Athletic achievements: Manchester Commonwealth Games, World University Championships, European Small Nations.

Role in weightlifting: Active Lifter

Coaching/educational credentials: I have no coaching credentials

Favorite weightlifter: Laurence McConnell

Interests other than weightlifting: Work, weightlifting, sleep.  IS there anything else?

Other information you would like to share: Anyone lifting in Arkansas or nearby give me a shout.  Shocked to find so little interest in weightlifting in this state!

[Michael Dunson]

Name-Michael Dunson

Age-15

Gender-M

Location-Florida

Occupation-student

Team-none

How did you get started/invovled in weightlifting?football

Years involved in weightlifting-a couple of months

Favorite weightlifter-Pyrros Dimas

[Todd Wilson]

Name: Todd Wilson
Age:27
Gender: M
Occupation: Basketball coach
Location: Summit, MS
Team:
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Trying to improve for my sport.
Years involved in weightlifting: 15 in weight lifting, never competed in weightlifting
Athletic achievements: Have plaeyed and coache Div I men's basketball
Role in weightlifting: I work with various athletes and have worked with my teams, I also occasionally write for www.dieselcrew.com
Coaching/educational credentials: B.S. in coaching, M.S. in Sports Administration, and additional graduate work in Exercise Physiology
Favorite weightlifter: Tommy Kono
Interests other than weightlifting: Fishing, jeeping. and reading
Other information you would like to share: I've enjoyed lurking on this forum, lots of good information!

[Miriam Davis]

Name: Miriam G.Davis
Age: a lady doesn't say!!
Gender: Female
Occupation: ESOL Aide-Spanish speaking aide at the elementary school
Location: Chiefland, Florida (where the Suwannee River comes into the Gulf of Mexico)
Team: Team Savannah
How I got involved in weightlifting: 1981-dating  husband olympic lifter Alden, our dates were me watching him lift & dinner afterwards. Then Matt started lifting, Amber followed and somewhere in 1998 Alden Mark started.
Coaching: Referee also and coach.
Favorite lifter(s): I'm sure  you can guess which two!
Interest:  Spending time w/my family, driving my 67 Mustang, reading, relaxing and the traveling we do with Amber and Alden Mark.

[Chris_Dawson]

Name: Chris Dawson  
Age: 22
Gender: m
Location: uk
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: since age of 13 i was smoking cannabis taking recreational drugs eating junkfood and doing very litte for my health, at age of 21 i stopped taking all drugs stopped smoking, started going to local gym eating healthy and stuck at it 4-5 moths later i don't smoke or take any drugs i am following a real good strength program
and eventually would like to move into olympic lifting
Months involved in weightlifting: 4-5
Interests other than weightlifting: 3d, dj'ing, producing music, poker, checkers.

[Sarah De Coster]

Name: Sarah De Coster
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Occupation: student
Location: Belgium
Team: Powersport Zaventem

How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: I must be strong for throwing my hammer, so I go to a club.

Years involved in weightlifting: since may 2001

Athletic achievements: Belgian champion since 2002, 6th on the University World championship(2005) -53kg

Role in weightlifting: Athlete

Favorite weightlifter:

Interests other than weightlifting: track & field, shopping

Other information you would like to share: You can visit my website, http://users.telenet.be/sarahdecoster

[Tony Blanksteen]

Name: Tony Blanksteen
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Occupation: College student
Location: Columbus Ohio
Team: Columbus Weightlifting
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: through football
Years involved in weightlifting: 3
Athletic achievements: this would be it, so far a 280 total
Role in weightlifting: athlete
Favorite weightlifter: Pete Kelly
Interests other than weightlifting: I am a music ed. major and play a mean tuba

[doug mahnke]

Name: doug mahnke

Age: 43

Gender: m

Occupation: illustrator...i draw comic books for DC comics when im not lifting.

Location:mpls/st paul minnesota

Team: twin city barbell

How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: i saw an advertisment for strossens milo in powerlifting usa, and it showed an olympic lifter holding a clean aloft.  i had read how overhead lifters had less shoulder problems than powerlifters lifters, so i turned to oly lifting for rehab.  the result was that i truly enjoyed olympic lifting.
Years involved in weightlifting:between 4 and five from my first snatch or clean attempt.

Athletic achievements:i took the silver at the 2003 world masters after a tying on total and losing on bodyweight, 40 to 44 94 kilo category.  one french fry too many for lunch.   my favorite moment in weightlifting thus far has been to win the 105 kilo category at the twin city open last fall with a 261 total.  i had family and friends watching, and it was just a great time.

Role in weightlifting: lifter and very occasionally judge.

Coaching/educational credentials:
Favorite weightlifter:  duane hanson and josh roslik.

Interests other than weightlifting:  not much.  my family, really.  cooking and eating food rates up there for sure.

Other information you would like to share:  i designed the t-shirt and program cover for the national junior championships in 2005.  sadly, i wasnt able to watch any of the competition!