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he Dakota Weightlifting Club and Norak Weightlifting club teamed up once again to host the annual Dakota Norak Open. Thirty-Five Manitoba lifters participated in the competition! Thank you to all of the atheltes, volunteers, officials, and coaches that made this event possible.
Results from the event can be found here A BIG thank you to BOTH of our competition photographers who spent the entire day filming and taking photos! Mathieu Pinette (@mathieu.pinette) - Videos and photos from can be found here Dania AboAoun (@daniaaboaoun) - photos can be found here. |
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e annual La Coupe du Voyageur competition was hosted in Winnipeg on February 17, 2024 by the Hercules Weightlifting Club. A big thank you to Hercules Weightlifting Club for hosting the competition.
Results from the event can be found here |
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A BIG thank you to Manitoba Weightlifting and all of the volunteers across Canada who helped host and make the 2023 Western Canadian Weightlifting Championships a successful event. Congrats to all lifters who participated including four from Dakota: Dawny Waller (W, 55), Sam Elsom (M, 81) Justin Bottomley (M, 89), and Nigel Rodriguex (M, 102)
Results from the event can be found here: https://mbweightlifting.net/2023/11/27/2023-western-canadian-weightlifting-championships-results/ Updated Manitoba Provincial Rankings and Records can be found on the Manitoba Weightlifting Website: https://mbweightlifting.net/competition-results/ |
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Congrats to all of the Dakota's lifters who competed at the 2022 Spooky Lift-tactular competition.
Photos for the event can be found at the links below. Thank you to Michelle Tree and Mathieu Pinette for capturing the day. If you chose to use these photos, please tag Michelle and Mathieu at @treelivity and @mathieu.pinette, respectively. Michelle's photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l5zk66bhki0czhh/AAB4T0mTYl3pMToDnSlcHj6-a?dl=0 Mathieu's photos: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AgJ8zKr0b3VThcMHb7tXI4rUxIy6jA?e=fWE6vj Results for the competition can be found here. |
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Congrats to all of the Dakota's lifters who competed at the 2022 Canadian Masters Nationals in Moncton, NB on July 9th and 10th.
Results for the competition can be found here. |
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Congrats to Dakota's Nigel Rodriguez who brought home a GOLD medal at his first ever Junior National Championship in La Prairie Quebec!
Nigel finished with a 100kg snatch and a 120kg clean and jerk. |
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Dakota Weightfliting Club and Norak Crossfit hosted the Dakota-Norak Open on April 10, 2022. This competition was also enjoyed by Youth, Junior, and Senior athletes who all not only enjoyed their time lifting but also, grabbed a donut from the famous Dakota Weightlifting Donut Wall!
We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to everyone (MWA officials, volunteers, loaders, and athletes) who helped make this competition a success! A special shoutout to our prize sponsors: White Lion Athletics, Body Measure, Luxe BBQ, Up Town Alley, The Golf Dome, and Brazen Hall. Competition RESULTS can be found here. Competition IMAGES can be found here. A HUGE thank you to our event photographer, Mathieu Pinette! If you would like to download and save these images for your own personal use, please give photo credit to @mathieu.pinette |
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After 2 years of virtual events, Dakota Weightlifting Club competed in-person at the 2022 Manitoba Open.
Congratulations to all of the lifters who competed. Competition Results. |
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The Coupe due Voyageur Championships is one of the longest standing competitions in Manitoba. Team Dakota had 11 lifters participate. A big thank you to Hercules Weightlifting Club for hosting the competition.
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The Dakota Weightlifting Club hosted the Manitoba Provincial Championships on Novmeber 23, 2019. This competition was also enjoyed by Youth, Junior and Senior athletes. This was the "Lift Big Eat Doughnuts" second appearance at Manitoba competitions, and as always, it was enjoyed by the athletes!
We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to so those people who made 2019 Manitoba Provincials Championships a success! It is only through to the hard work of the MWA officials, volunteers, loaders, athletes, sponsors such as Popeys and numerous others, that we can enjoy this sport of weightlifting that we all love. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO McMunn & Yates who generously donated the wood for our BRAND NEW platform. Competition RESULTS can be found here. Competition IMAGES can be found here. A HUGE thank you to our event photographer, Michelle Tree! If you would like to download and save these images for your own personal use, please give photo credit to Michelle (@treelivity). |
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On Saturday, October 5, 2019, members from the Dakota Weightlifting Club participated in the 2019 Manitoba Open, hosted by Crossfit Rocked.
Competition results can be found on here. |
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The Montreal World Masters Weightlifting Championship concluded on Saturday, August 24, 2019 and the Canadian team performance, including members from the Dakota Weightlifting Club, did not disappoint. The competition, showcasing the world’s best weightlifters aged 35+, welcomed competitors from all continents, including 150 Canadians, at the Pierre-Charbonneau Centre. Athletes from 60 countries were competing, a record for a World Masters Championship.
Full results for the competition can be found here: https://cdnmastersweightlifting.org/past-events/ Dakota Club results included:
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Congratulations to Dakota Team members on their performance at the 2019 Masters Pan Am Championships in Orlando, Florida.
Day one of the competition saw both Doug Sinclair (58/78/136 kg) and Terry Hadlow (95/121/216 kg) sweep gold in their respective classes. Coach Terry also set a new Masters Pan American record with his 95 kg snatch! On day two of the competition, Crystal Stott went 5 for 6 (54/70/124 kg) and finished with a silver medal. Day three was Craig Gilberts turn to bring home the medal and he did not disappoint with a 5 for 6 performance (120/153/273 kg) and a gold medal! On the fourth and final day of the Pan Am championships, David Spurr went 4 for 6 (115/155/270 kg) and finished with a bronze medal in the snatch and a gold medal in both the clean and jerk as well as overall total. |
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Congratulations to Dakota Team members Doug Sinclair, Coach Terry Hadlow, Craig Gilbert, David Spurr and Crystal Stott on qualifying for the World Masters Championships being held on Canadian soil (Montreal) in August, 2019! https://www.iwfmasters.info/registration/all_categories/public/
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The Dakota Weightlifting Club and Crossfit Winnipeg hosted the first Manitoba Masters Championships on March 30, 2019. This competition was used a qualifier for the World Master's Weightlifting Championships being held in Montreal, Quebec on August 16-24, 2019. The 2019 Crossfit Winnipeg Open and Manitoba Masters Championships was also enjoyed by Youth, Junior and Senior athletes. The youngest competitor was 9 years old and the oldest Master's competitor was 76 years old.
Aside from the great competition and lifting, the first "Lift Big Eat Donuts" doughnut wall was loved by all and will continue to be a tradition in future competitions hosted by Dakota Weightlifting. We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to so those people who made the 2019 Crossfit Winnipeg Open & Manitoba Masters Championships a success! It is only through to the hard work of the MWA officials, volunteers, loaders, athletes, sponsors such as Body Measure and White Lion Athletics and numerous others, that we can enjoy this sport of weightlifting that we all love. Competition RESULTS can be found on here. Competition VIDEOS can be found here. Competition IMAGES can be found here. A HUGE thank you to our event photographer, Michelle Tree! If you would like to download and save these images for your own personal use, please give photo credit to Michelle (@treelivity). |
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The Coupe due Voyageur Championships is one of the longest standing competitions in Manitoba. On February 2, 2019, Dakota had 6 lifters at the competition.
Competition results can be found on here. Competition photos can be found here. Thank you to Michelle Tree for the images. Videos of can be found here. Thank you to Denise Poettcker for the images. |
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On Sunday, December 10th, 11 lifters from the Dakota Weightlifting Club participated in the 2019 Manitoba Provincial Championships, hosted by Starke Crossfit.
Competition results can be found on here. Competition photos and videos of Dakota Lifters can be found here. |
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Six Members of the Club are lifting in the Howard Cohen American Masters Open in Salt Lake City, Utah this weekend. Best wishes to Coach Terry Hadlow, Crystal Stott, Charlene Mash-Hadlow, Craig Gilbert, Denise Poettcker and Doug Sinclair.
On Day 1 of the competition, Char went 39kg in the snatch and 53kg in the clean & jerk, winning silver and setting a new American record in the snatch. Doug went 59kg in the snatch and 76kg in the clean & jerk, good for gold and American records in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total. Coach Terry snatched 85kg and clean & jerked 115kg, good for good, American records in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total, and best male lifter. Day 2 brought more success for the Dakota team! Denise fought hard in a stacked 71kg class, snatching 52kg and clean & jerking 55kg to earn a solid 5th place finish. Crystal snatched 53kg for a new American record and clean & jerked 66kg which won her a silver medal. Day 3 saw Craig snatch 110kg, clean & jerk 143kg and earned himself a silver medal! Full results for the event are can be found here. A full library of photos can be found here. Photos courtesy of Lifting Life. |
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On October 20, 2018, the Dakota team competed at the annual Manitoba Weightlifting Association, Manitoba Open Competition, host by Crossfit Rocked in Brandon, Manitoba.
Dakota had lifters in both the male sessions (81 kg and 109 kg +) and female sessions (71 kg and 87 kg +) and our junior lifter (9 years old) in the 40 kg class, Full results for the event are can be found here. Photos and videos for the event can be found here. |
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On June 15-17, the Canadian Masters Weightlifting Federation hosted the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. Dakota members Terry Haldow, Doug Sinclair and Charlene Mash-Hadlow competed in the event, while taking some extra time to enjoy the sights of Gaspe, Montreal.
Coach Terry Hadlow (M60) earned both Canadian and Pan American records with a 91 kg snatch, 116kg clean and jerk and 207kg total! The legend, Doug Sinclair (M75) ended the competition with a 138 kg Total: 60kg snatch and 78 kg clean and jerk. The crowd was amazing with Doug’s athletic abilities and technique! Congratulations to Charlene Mash - Hadlow (W50) on earning a silver medal with personal best lifts of 40 kg in the snatch and 54 kg in the clean and jerk. Full results for the event can be found here. Lifting videos from the competition can be found here. |
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Thank you to all of the athletes, coaches, technical officials, team staff and spectators who helped make the 2018 Western Canadian Championships a success.
Results for the competition are posted here: are posted here Women and Men.
Results for the competition are posted here: are posted here Women and Men.
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On January 28, 2018, the Dakota team competed at the annual Manitoba Weightlifting Association Coupe du Voyageur meet.
Dakota had lifters in both the male and female sessions in a variety of weight classes, including our Junior lifter. Katia Swain (8 years old) in the 48 kg class. This was Katia's first competition and she went 6/6! Results are posted here for Session 1 (Women) and Session 2 (Men). Thanks to team mates Char Mash-Hadlow and Craig Gilbert for capturing the team's lifts.! You can find videos and photos from the event here. |
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On November 17, 2017, Dakota lifters, Craig Gilbert (105 + kg 40-44 years) and Kristin Macaulay (58kg 30-34 years) represented Manitoba in the the 2017 Canadian Masters Open Championship in Montreal, Canada.
Both athletes won gold in their respective categories. Kristin set new Canadian records in the snatch (56kg), clean & jerk (69kg) and total (125kg). |
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We are excited to announce that the Dakota Weightlifting club has a new home at Crossfit Winnipeg. For those of you who have contacted us for details of our new training hours, you can check out our new training times and fee structure here.
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On May 13, 2017, four members of the Dakota Weightlifting club participated in the Canadian Masters Weightlifting National Championships.
Charlene Mash Hadlow competed in the W50 69kg class, Doug Sinclair competed in the M75 77kg class, Coach Terry Hadlow competed in the M60 85kg class and Craig Gilbert competed in the M40 >105kg weight class. All four Dakota lifters took home the GOLD MEDAL for their class. Full results for the competition can be found here! New Canadian Masters Weightlifting Records can be found here! |
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On April 22, 2017 Crossfit Outland and Dakota Weightlifting hosted the 2017 Outland Barbell Classic in Altona, MB. This was the first of what the Manitoba Weightlifting Association hopes to be an annual competition. Congrats to all the lifters who participated in the event. Special thanks to the event sponsors, Subway (Altona) and Canadian Lumber Tim-Br Mart (Altona) for sponsoring the event and providing a canteen and prizes to Gold, Silver and Bronze lifters. Photos, courtesy of Crossfit Outland can be found here. |
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On March 25, 2017 Saskatchewan Weightlifting Association hosted the 2017 Western Canadian Weightlifting Championships. The Manitoba Weightlifting Association had 15 lifters participate in the competition - 2 from Dakota weightlifting club. Congrats to Chuck Swain and Ian Weins who totaled 222kg and 256kg respectively. Chuck placed 4th overall for the 77kg men's weight class and Ian placed 4th overall for the 85kg men's weight class. Full results for the competition can be found here. Photos, courtesy of Amy Thorp Photography, can be found here. |
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On February 12th, the Dakota Weightlifting Team participated at the annual Coup Du Voyageur meet, hosted by Hercules Weightlifting Club.
Special thanks to our guest coach Daryl Conrad, for taking care of the team during the meet. Full results can be found here. You can view photos and videos from the meet here. |
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On November 26, the Dakota Weightlifting Team participated at the 2016 Manitoba Provincial Championships. The event was co-hosted by Lorette Weightlifting Club and Dakota Weightlifting club at the Lorette High school. The competition had all ages of lifters ranging from youth to masters. The youngest lifter was 11 years old and the "wisest" lifter was Dakota's own, Doug Sinclair, 74 years old.
The Dakota Team had a great meet and took home several medals. Christianne Hacault placed first in the 63kg women's weight category, Chuck Swain placed 1st in the 77kg men's session, Ian Weins placed 2nd in the 85kg men's session and best overall junior lifter. Matt Martens placed 3rd in the 85kg men's session and Craig Gilbert placed 1st in the 105kg+ men's session. Results for the meet have been posted here. You can view videos from the meet here. |
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On October 15, 2016 the Dakota Weightlifting team along with several other weightlifting gyms from Winnipeg, (Brick Weightlifting, Undefeated Crossfit and Lorette Weightlifting) participated in a training camp hosted by Lorette Weightlifting. It was a great opportunity for lifters to get to know members from other gyms and to experience training techniques from coaches other than their own.
. There will be regular training camps hosted in the future. If you are interest in joining, let us know! |
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On October 1, 2016 several of Dakota Weightlifting's team members competed in the Manitoba Open Competition, hosted by Lorette Weightlifting Club.
Kristin Macaulay placed 2nd in the 58kg women's weight class and took home the best overall senior lifter award , Charlene Mash- Hadlow and Christianne Hacault placed 4th and 5th in the 69kg weight class, respectively. Chuck Swain placed 2nd in the 77kg men's weight class, Colin Wise and David Taylor both competed for the first time and placed 3rd and 4th in the 77kg men's weight class, respectively. You can view the full meet results here. Photos from the meet have been posted here. |
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"The countdown is on to the 2016 summer games in Rio de Janeiro, and Richard Mason has packed his last items into a suit case headed to Brazil.
In less than 24 hours, Mason, a news producer with “CTV Morning Live”, lands in Rio to take part in the 2016 summer games", Watch the full CTV News Winnipeg story, here. |
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On June 30, 2016 Dakota team members participated in the Lorette Invitational. The competition was held at College Lorette Collegiate where Marie-Josée Arès-Pilon and Paul Dumais run the Lorette Weightlifting Club.
Congratulations to Kristin Macaulay (58kg) & Craig Gilbert (105+kg) for a top ten ranking in their weight classes. International rankings for the tournament can be found here. |
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On June 18, 2016 Dakota Weighliftng and ShopGym Inc. hosted the first annual ShopGym Open. This was an unsanctioned meet where lifters were able to gain experience time performing on a platform for the officials while lifting for the fun of it. Special thanks to all the coaches and officials that made the meet possible. An extra special thanks to Crystal Stot of ShopGym Inc, for allowing us to use her facility and for recording footage of everyone's lifts. |
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I competed recently at the 2016 Canadian Masters Nationals, and is a little story describing the experience. The only negative (and this might be something unique to me!) was the night before. As I lay awake staring at a typically bland hotel room ceiling, I couldn’t help but dwell on every possible negative thought. First was the preparation – did I train hard enough, or maybe too hard? What about my diet or recovery, where did I screw that up? What could I have done better? What was I going to eat tomorrow, and would it support performance? These thoughts and more continually cycled through my brain as I absently mindedly channel surfed for a few hours. I then checked out the AGM (which itself is a story for another day!) before calling it a night......(read more) Results for the 2016 Canadian Masters Nationals |
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On April 3, 2016 several of Dakota Weightlifting's team members competed in the Manitoba Closed Competition. Dakota had both male and female lifters competing in the event. Kristin Macaulay placed 1st in the 58kg women's weight class, Christianne Hacault and Charlene Mash- Hadlow placed 5th and 6th in the 69kg weight class, respectively. Jacquelyn Hamm placed 1st in the 75+kg class. Chuck Swain placed 1 in the 77kg men's weight class, Ian Weins placed 1st in the 85kg class and Craig Gilbert placed 1st in the 105+kg class. Ian Weins was also awarded with best male lifter. You can view the full meet results here. Photos from the meet have been posted here. |
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On February 20, 2016, Dakota Weightlifting and Starke Crossfit participated in the "February Dust Off". The "February Dust Off" was a co-hosted club competition where local athletes met to compete for the love of lifting. A BIG thank you goes out to all the coaches and volunteers that made this event possible.
You can view the photo from the event, here. *Photo credit Paul Dyck of Starke Crossfit |
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For many athletes, go to the Olympics is the dream of a lifetime. But in 1980, following the invasion of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, the international political tension escalates.At that time, Canada is like many other nations and proceeds to boycott the Moscow Games. Monica Goermann and Terry Hadlow, two athletes from Winnipeg, it was the end of a dream.
You can read the full length article from ICI-Radio Canada here. *Please note this article has been translated from French to English |
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A blast from the past! 1983 Canadian Weightlifting Championships. Coach Terry Hadlow snatching 160kg (CAN record) and C&J 185kg
You can view the full length video here. |
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On October 24, 2015 several of Dakota Weightlifting's team members competed in the MWA Manitoba Open.
Dakota's Chuck Swain 3rd place in the 77kg weight class, Marc Ross placed 2nd in the 94kg weight class, Kristin Macaulay placed 1st in the 58kg weight class and Christianne Hacault placed 2nd in the 63 kg class. |
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Congrats to Doug Sinclair who won his mens' 70-74 age category in the 77kg weight class with a 61 kg snatch and 83kg clean and jerk.
Terry Hadlow won his 85kg weight class. You can watch Terry's 95kg snatch courtesy of FloElite |
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Classic 107's, Steven Burns, spoke to Dakota team member, Darryl Conrad about his journey to the sport of weightlifting and to international competition.
Watch the full interview, |
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CBC features Darryl Conrad in #OurAthletes and his plan to break his personal records and represent Canada and Winnipeg at the 2015 Pan Am Games.
Read the full story here. |
Photo credit, CBC News
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Coach, Terry Hadlow set a Pan American record in the Clean and Jerk with a 133kg lift. He also won the Grand Masters Award for Best Overall Male Lifter at the Pan Am Championships.
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John Case presenting Terry with the Grand Masters Award for Best Overall Male Lifter
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Doug Sinclair wins Pan American Champion and Best Lifter in his session with a 62kg snatch and 81kg clean & jerk
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