Weightlifting Ireland is delighted to announce that one (1) athlete has been selected to represent Ireland at the upcoming IWF Grand Prix 1. The team is made up of one (1) female athlete and one team coach. This event will take place in Havana - Cuba. Competition dates are from June 8th – 18th, 2023. [...]
Weightlifting Ireland is delighted to announce that fifty-nine (59) athletes have been selected to represent Ireland at the upcoming European Masters Championships. The team is made up of thirty (30) female athletes and twenty nine (29) male athletes. This event will take place in Waterford - Ireland. Competition dates are from May 12th – 20th, [...]
Date: 30th - April, 2023Venue: Mullingar Weightlifting Club - Female (RESULTS) Male (RESULTS) - The best lifters over the weekend were: Molly Coffey O' Connor (-71kg/Capital Strength Weightlifting Club) : 67kg/81kg – 148kg (183.35 Sinclair) Eoin Kealy (-81kg/Capital Strength Weightlifting Club) : 126kg/150kg – 276kg (335.5101 Sinclair) - Firstly, congratulations and thanks to all the volunteers, referees, [...]
Venue: Bogotá, ColombiaDates: 5th – 16th of December, 2022 - Results (ALL) - Tham Nguyen | (-49kg) 48.66kg BW | 75kg / 98kg - 173kg (5th) | Bronze in C&J 🥉 Rebecca Copeland | (-49kg) 48.66kg BW | 65kg / 79kg - 144kg (10th) Hannah Crymble | (-59kg) 58.58kg BW | 82kg / 103kg - 185kg (15th) [...]
Date: 8th - April, 2023Venue: CrossFit Limitless - Female (RESULTS) Male (RESULTS) - The best lifters over the weekend were: Caroline Birch (-71kg/Unattached) : 98kg/115kg – 213kg (262.8605 Sinclair) David Marquis (-102kg/Capital Strength Weightlifting Club) : 120kg/138kg – 258kg (288.1439 Sinclair) - Firstly, congratulations and thanks to all the volunteers, referees, coaches who helped and [...]
Weightlifting Ireland is delighted to announce that Tham Nguyen was successful in here application for funding from the PARIS 2024 MAKE A DIFFERENCE FUND. Athletes targeting both the Summer Olympics in Paris 2024 and the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina 2026 will benefit from the fund which will support applications detailing projects from training camps [...]
Weightlifting Ireland is delighted to announce that five (5) athletes have been selected to represent Ireland at the upcoming European Senior Championships. The team is made up of four (4) female athletes, one (1) male athlete, two (2) team coaches a team physical therapist. This event will take place in Yerevan - Armenia. Competition dates [...]
Weightlifting Ireland (WI) are excited to announce our partnership agreement with Gripped_Tape for 2023/2024. Gripped_Tape will now be the official tape recommended & chosen by WI. Gripped_Tape will support the weightlifting community and all it's athletes from development, national and international level. Ensuring they have the highest quality thumb tape on the market to enhance [...]
Our Ranking list and Records for all age brackets and weight categories have been updated. [ Ranking List ] [ Records ] NEW IRISH YOUTH RECORDS: Molly Coffey O'Connor (-71kg) : Snatch 66kg & Total 144kg Zak Taggart (-73kg) : Snatch 94kg, C&J 121kg & Total 215kg NEW IRISH JUNIOR RECORDS: Aoife O' Moore (-76kg) [...]
Weightlifting Ireland are seeking expressions of interest from its membership to undertake two Volunteer Roles within the Association. National Children’s Officer (NCO) & Designated Liaison Person (DLP) The NCO will be responsible for ensuring that Weightlifting Ireland and its clubs have a child centred focus. Working to promote the sport for children and in the [...]
