Topic: Please Introduce Yourself

[EdwardLafleur]

Name: Ed Lafleur
 
Age: 51
 
Gender: M
 
Occupation: transit bus driver
 
Location: Courtenay, BC  Canada  (on Vancouver Island)
 
Team: Lake Trail Weightlifting
 
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: I was a CAHA Level 4 coach, coaching Juvenile Rep ( 16 to 18 ) hockey in the early 80's, some of my players hoped to progress to Junior A, they wanted to learn about strength training, i didn't know much (anything) about it, took several courses from the local rec centre, and in '85 wrote to the CWF for information.  they turned me on to Steve James, the Tech. Dir. of the BCWA.  with his help, i began coaching and competed at the BC Winter Games in '86.  we've been at Lake Trail Middle School since the fall of '91.
 
Years involved in weightlifting: 20
 
Athletic achievements: One of 2 BC coaches at 1995 Western Canada Summer Games.
Umpired at Baseball Canada National Championships--must be Level 4 umpire
 
Role in weightlifting: Coach, IWF 2 Referee
 
Coaching/educational credentials: Level 2 CWF coach
 
Favorite weightlifter: Maryse Turcotte
 
Interests other than weightlifting: cycling, cats--Clancy & Nefertiti
 
Other information you would like to share: i coach at a middle school, 3 lunch times a week, and 3 evenings a week.  we have Grade 7, 8 and 9, so kids sometimes have a short attention span--but it does wonders for some kids.

[Serhiy Ros]

Name: Serhiy Rostotsky
Age: 20
Gender: male
Occupation: none, just emigrated
Location: Seattle,WA
Team: still looking for one
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?:Fell in love with weigtlifting
Years involved in weightlifting: 4 years
Athletic achievements: 135/170kg, 4th place in junior championship of Ukraine
Role in weightlifting:athlete, coach
Coaching/educational credentials:graduated Institute of Physical Culture in Lviv, Ukraine
Favorite weightlifter:  Sagir Taner, Alan Tsagaev
Interests other than weightlifting: music, cars
Other information you would like to share:

[Adrian Cadmus-Dixon]

Name: Adrian Cadmus-Dixon
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Occupation: Student
Location: Courtenay, BC Canada
Team: Killerwhale Weightlifting
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: Weightroom at school during lunch time. See everybody do the lifts.
Years involved in weightlifting: 1 1/2
Athletic achievements:
BC Winter Games Competior (2006)
BC Junior Champion (2006) - (47+52) 99kg total
Sea Festival Champion (2006) - (50+61) 111kg total
Role in weightlifting: Athlete
Coaching/educational credentials: None
Favorite weightlifter: Halil Mutlu, Maryse Turcotte
Interests other than weightlifting: watching football, work on computers
Other information you would like to share: None

[Aaron Webster]

Name: Aaron Webster
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Occupation: Student
Location: Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
Team: Laketrail(KillerWhale) Weightlifting
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: I started strength training at laketrail middleschool and then entered a small school competition and have been lifting ever since.
Years involved in weightlifting:1  
Athletic achievements:B.C. Winter games silver medallist
Role in weightlifting: Athlete
Coaching/educational credentials: none(yet)
Favorite weightlifter: Halil Mutlu, Taner Sagir and Anh Tuan Hoang
Interests other than weightlifting: Rugby, Baseball, Basketball and Magic
Other information you would like to share:

[leighton richards]

Name: Leighton Richards
Age: 30
Gender: male
Occupation: Software developer
Location: UK
Team: na
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?:Strength training for judo, gradually became interested in weightlifting
Years involved in weightlifting: 0 years
Athletic achievements: 3rd place British judo championships
Role in weightlifting:aim to compete soon
Coaching/educational credentials:none
Favorite weightlifter: Pyrros Dimas
Interests other than weightlifting: Judo
Other information you would like to share:

[tyler fagan]

Name: Tyler Fagan

Age: 27

Gender: M

Occupation: High School Physical education teacher, Strength and

Conditioning Coach, Varsity Football, Girl's Track

Location: Champaign, IL

Team: None

How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: To improve performance in high school and college sports and currently to improve power for Highland Games and Rugby
Years involved in weightlifting:

Athletic achievements: Played college football (3 years), basketball (1 yr), and track (2 years). currently compete in highland games, train for strongman and rugby

Role in weightlifting: hopeully a competitor one day

Coaching/educational credentials: CSCS, MS kinesiology

Favorite weightlifter: Don't really know
Interests other than weightlifting: reading, movies, bowhunting

Other information you would like to share: new to the sport but interested in competing. Not sure where to start...

[Chris Chavez]

Name: Chris Chavez
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Occupation: Student
Location: Lowell, Indiana
Team: Midwest Weightlifting
How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?: My friend went to Athletic Development and said it really helps you in sports, so I decided to give it a try and I've been weightlifting since.
Years involved in weightlifting: With the H.S.-4 yrs......With Athletic Development-10 Months
Athletic achievements: Won 2nd in two state open wrestling tourneyments, won a state championship in soccer, and was a starter on our football team the last two years.
Role in weightlifting: A learner
Coaching/educational credentials:
Favorite weightlifter: Well I have just began looking into all the other weightlifter and record holders, but if I had to choose a favorite it would have to be Andy Tysz.  He no longer weightlifts competitivly, but he has a lot of knowledge in the sport and I've learned a lot from him.
Interests other than weightlifting: Football, Golf, Track, Swimming, Cooking, Hanging out with Friends, and Playing Poker.

[Alex Canuk]

Name: Alex Canuk

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Occupation: self-employed

How did you get started/involved in weightlifting?:
After school finished, went to Gym to gain flexibility and strength. Made good gains initially but progress stalled. Then heard from some guys of a nearby gym that had Olympic WtLifting. Went to try it out, liked it and stuck with it since then.

Years involved in weightlifting: 1 year

Athletic achievements: None

Role in weightlifting: Amateur lifter still learning

Interests other than weightlifting: Football