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Weightlifting National Title for Thorin Gault

By Victoria Klassen

seventh consecutive title at the
A Canadian Masters’ Weightlifting
Championship for Thorin Gault
was even more impressive this year
because he competed in a lower
weight class.
Last year, the Cornwall
Weightlifting Club athlete won in
the under 105 kg category. This year
he took home gold in the men’s over
45 years old, under 89 kg weight
class. He was successful in five of six
attempts with a top snatch of 105 kg
and clean and jerk of 131 kg for a 236
kg total. He won his category by 35
kg.
“I was a bit nervous about how
losing the weight was going to affect
my strength, so I was very conservative
in choosing my attempts,” expressed
Gault. “That ended up being a smart Thorin Gault (centre) on the podium in the M45, -89kg category. Photo Submitted
move and my coach—Ken Miller
from Collingwood who coaches me Masters’ Weightlifting Championship Senior Championships. became invested in the sport. Gault
at national and international Masters’ in history, with over 150 participants. Gault started weightlifting in 2012 competed at the 2013 Worlds in Italy
competitions—really helped me to Gault’s success in weightlifting at the age of 38, after being introduced where he finished sixth. He recently
make some technical improvements also includes winning two Pan to the sport though crossfit. When received his invitation to compete at
that will be crucial to future success.” American Masters and being the Tyler Touchette started the first the World Masters’ Championships
This was the largest Canadian oldest competitor at the 2016 Ontario weightlifting club in Cornwall, Gault this August in Montreal.

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