WCHM News

Manon Poulin – Recipient of the 2024 WCHM Lifetime Achievement Award   Manon Poulin joined the Canadian Masters Weightlifters in its early days. Since becoming a member in 1999, Manon has been a strong presence on the national and international scene as one of our most admired ambassadors. Not only is Manon an active member … Read more

GRAND MASTERS 2024   Another National Championship has concluded with great success. WCHM wishes to thank Club Héracles of Rouyn-Noranda for their exemplary organization of this event. The Grand Masters Awards are determined by recognizing the highest SM(H)M points of all the participating athletes. All athletes are eligible for the Grand Masters Award , however … Read more

Are You ready to be a U45 Best Weightlifter? Weightlifting Canada Haltérophilie Masters has created a new award at the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Championships. This award is aimed at acknowledging a group of Masters athletes who have done extraordinarily well at our National Masters Championships but when factoring in their bodyweight and age categories, they … Read more

Our proud Canadian athletes at the 2024 Pan Am Masters Weightlifting Championships   Canadian athletes were off to a great start at the 2024 Pan Am Masters Weightlifting Championships, and managed five gold medals ( Madeleine Waterfield, Martine Lariviere and Manon Poulin, Karen Lander, Marcel Perron) and three silver medals (Yael Barak, Frances Robson, Michel … Read more

Adaptive Inclusivity in Weightlifting October 26, 2023 M. Gomes “Adaptive Inclusivity in Weightlifting” includes, but not limited to, WCHM and its members, WCH and its Provincial Weightlifting Association affiliates and weightlifting clubs’ collective willingness to invite adaptive athletes into their respective weightlifting communities and to nurture their growth as active members of those communities. This … Read more

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, … Read more

We are in need of a competition host for 2023 Championships 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 [email protected] or through the Contact Us page.   … Read more

Interprovincial Virtual Masters Open Competitions 2021 08 18   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 … Read more

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.   The National Chair has appointed two Guardians … Read more

If you are an Ontario Weightlifter and/or have competed Nationally, you will no doubt have had the pleasure of encountering Jill in one of the following endeavours: competing with Jill, being officiated by Jill, officiating with Jill, coached by Jill, coach-adjudicated by Jill, instructed by Jill in the NCCP coaching course, or enjoyed the company … Read more