Guyana turn in impressive showing at Powerlifting C/ships

Jul 10, 2013 Sports

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Guyanese powerlifters were outstanding at the recently held 7TH 1PF/ NAPF Caribbean Powerlifting Championships – Open and Team competitions and the  14TH IPF / FESUPO / NAPF Pan American Powerlifting Championships – Junior /Open  / Team and the 7TH Caribbean Powerlifting Championships.
The team captured several gold and other medals along with first place in the Caribbean event overall and third in the NAPF competition. Here is the full list of the performances:

7TH 1PF/ NAPF CARIBBEAN POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS – OPEN / TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS ONLY
WOMEN OPEN
84.0kg weight class    – GOLD         Kimberley Mars – Loncke
MEN OPEN
66.0kg weight class    – GOLD        Vijai Rahim
74.0kg weight class    – GOLD        Winston Stoby
– SILVER        Paul Adams
83.0kg weight class    – GOLD        Randolph Morgan
– SILVER        Anis Ade Thomas
120kg weight class    – GOLD        Colin Chesney
-SILVER        John Edwards
DID NOT QUALIFY
105.0kg weight class            Karel Mars     (started too heavy squat 325kgs)

14TH IPF / FESUPO / NAPF PAN AMERICAN POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS – junior / open  / team categories
WOMEN OPEN
84.0kg weight class            – BRONZE     Kimberley Mars – Loncke
MEN OPEN
66.0kg weight class            – BRONZE    Vijai Rahim
83.0kg weight class            – SILVER        Randolph Morgan
– BRONZE    Anis Ade Thomas
MEN MASTERS I
120kg weight class            – GOLD        John Edwards
MEN MASTERS II
74.0kg weight class            -SILVER        Winston Stoby
MEN SUB JUNIORS 53.0kg
105.0kg weight class combined
– GOLD                  Gumendra Shewdas (highest l wilkes points 485)
MEN JUNIORS
66.0kg weight class            – SILVER        Vijai Rahim
– BRONZE    Fabian Ketwaroo
DID NOT QUALIFY
59.0kg weight class                Suraj Shewdas     (started too heavy squat 190kgs)
105.0kg weight class                Karel Mars     (started too heavy squat 325kgs)

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS PLACING (GUYANA)
7TH CARIBBEAN POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS – 5 nations participated
MEN TEAM PLACINGS
1ST Place        GUYANA            57 points
2ND Place        PUERTO RICO            51 points
3RD Place        US VIRGIN ISLANDS           37 points
4th Place        TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO    36 points
BEST LIFTER MALE OVERALL   –   Randolph Morgan (GUY) – 562.28 WILKES POINTS

WOMEN TEAM PLACINGS
1st Place        PUERTO RICO             60 Points (full team)
2nd Place        GUYANA            12 Points (1 lifter)
3rd Place        TRINIDAD & TOBAGO        9 Points (1 lifter)
4th Place        US VIRGIN ISLANDS        8 Points (1 lifter)
BEST LIFTER FEMALE OVERALL    Maria Vasquez (PUR) – 539.6 WILKES POINTS

14TH PAN AMERICAN POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS – 15 Nations participated
MEN TEAM PLACING
1ST Place    ECUADOR        53 Points
2nd Place    USA            38 Points
PUERTO RICO        38 Points
3rd Place    MEXICO        36 Points
GUYANA        36 Points
4th Place    CANADA        35 Points
5th Place    BRAZIL            30 Points
6th Place    COSTA RICA        28 Points
7th Place    US VIRGIN ISLANDS       27 Points
8th Place    TRINIDAD & TOBAGO       25 Points
9th Place    GUATEMALA        14 Points
VENEZUELA        14 Points

NOTES
Caribbean Championships
Guyana easily brushed aside rivals Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago for team honours. On the distaff side, despite fielding just one lifter, Guyana managed to gain the silver.
Pan American Championships
Guyana enjoyed its maiden entry into the team championships at the Pan American level by tying with Mexico for joint third place. Had lifter Karel Mars secured his safety lift before going heavy, Guyana would have been assured of a further 7 points through at least fourth place finish catapulting them into undisputed second place and silver medal win with a final tally of 43 points.
South American giants Ecuador proved simply unstoppable capturing both male and female open titles along with men junior titles. Guyana – men open joint third / men juniors 4th of 8 teams / men masters 4th of 8 teams

OUTSTANDING LIFTERS FOR GUYANA WERE
WOMEN OPEN–         Kimberly Mars Loncke
Gold Medal 84kg Caribbean Level
MALE OPEN     –         Randolph Morgan
Gold Medal Caribbean 83kg
Best lifter overall Men – Caribbean Championship
Silver Medal Pan American 83kg
Dead lift record 330kgs Pan American level
MALE JUNIOR & OPEN –     Vijai Rahim
Gold Medal Men Open 66kg Caribbean Level
Silver Medal Men Juniors 66kg Pan American level
Bronze Medal Men Open 66kg Pan American level
MALE SUB JUNIORS    –     Gumendra Shewdas
Gold Medal 53kg Pan American level
World ranking – No 1 with total of 497.5kg
MALE MASTERS 1 –         John Edwards
Gold Medal 120kg Pan American level

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