Filey PT Gym powerlifters snap up medals at European Championships
three lifters from the Filey PT gym, have just returned from the GPC Combined Nations European Championships, held at the Hanger in Wolverhampton with a cluster of medals.
First to lift on Day One was 64-year-old Deb Dixon, from Flixton, lifting in the ladies over 60 67.5kg class.
She started off competing in the unequipped Bench Press where she broke the British record with a lift of 45kg, (100lb), to win the gold medal and her first European title.
She then lifted in the European Deadlift Championships, where she was not having her best performance but managed to lift 95kg (210lb).
Although she has lifted more in competition on this occasion she missed a world record attempt, but it was still enough to win her second title.
On Day Two, Hunmanby’s David Stead was in the under 125kg open class, lifting in the unequipped Full Power competition, the Unequipped Bench Press, and Deadlift classes.
He started on a opening squat of 170kg which was judged not quite low enough but he achieved the lift on his second attempt, he just missed his third squat of 192.5kg.
On the Bench Press he opened on a easy lift of 100kg, followed by 107.5kg failing his final attempt lift of 112.5kg.
Next came his deadlifts opening on 210kg followed by a personal best of 227.5kg (over 500lb), he just missed his last lift of 230kg.
He won the gold medal for powerlifting and Bench Press only, coming second in the Deadlift only class.
Last up was 69-year-old Joseph Rodgers, from Filey, lifting in the 65 years 82.5kg class in the unequipped Full Power, Bench Press only and Deadlift only.
He started on a opening squat of 55kg, followed by 75kg, and finished with a personal best of 82.5 kg (198lb).
On the Bench he opened with 55kg, followed by 62.5kg and a personal best of 65kg.
His Deadlift opener was an easy 90kg, followed by a personal best of 105kg (231lbs) just missing a third attempt of 112.5kg, for a 252.5kg total and three gold medals, which means Joseph is a three-time European Champion.
Multi-World Champion Phil Beniston, who is the trio’s coach, said: “They all performed great in their first international, and look forward to their next competition, the BPO British International Championships in London this July.”