Eight years from the date that Powerlifting began its resurgence with ‘Big’ John Edwards and Mervyn ‘Spongy’ Moses’ first international appearance at the 2008 North American Regional Championships, Guyana’s latest in a long line of powerlifters produced its best ever performances to date in its maiden appearance at the recently concluded Commonwealth Championships in British Columbia, Canada.
The Guyanese hauled in a near perfect 8 out of 9 Overall Gold Medals in the various weight classes to stamp its authority as this nation’s best Gold medal haul in indoor sport. Guyana’s powerlifters have now lifted at all the major championships which include the Caribbean, Worlds, South American, Pan American and now the Commonwealth. The team returned home on Monday.
Following are the full results: Class Name Total Medal Sub Juniors Female
52kg Britney Mack 257.5kg Gold Men’s Category (Junior)
83kg Rudolph Blackmon 685.0kg Gold Open
74kg Osmond Mack 650.0kg Gold (Drug tested – Results pending)
93kg Marino Jeffrey 685.0kg Gold (Drug tested – Results pending)
93kg Erwyn Smith 600.0kg Silver
105kg Karel Mars 650.0kg Gold Masters 2 (50-60 Age Group)
74kg Winston Stoby 637.5kg Gold
83kg Edwin Spencer 482.0kg Gold Masters 4 (70 & Over Age Group)
83kg Nairanjan Singh 410.0kg Gold
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