Team USA Masters competed at the 2017 World Masters Games in Auckland New Zealand this April 22-29, 2017. The World Masters Games takes place every 4 years and is a multi-sport Games event designed specifically for Masters.
The Weightlifting event took place at AUT Millennium. Team USA finished with 19 Gold Medals, 18 Silver Medals and 18 Bronze Medals across the week.
6 American Women set IWF Masters World Records, more than any other nation. Gwen Sisto (Eliot, ME – Risto Team) set the W35 63kg Snatch Record, Kristi Brewer (Boise, ID – Snake River Weightlifting) set records in both lifts and the total in the W35 63kg, Maika Godwin (Rodeo, CA – Team Juggernaut) set the World record in the 90kg W40 total, moving up the W45 and Jo Ann Aita (Oakland, CA – Team Juggernaut) set all 3 W45 58kg World Records, in the W50 Loretta Kikuchi (Wailuku, HI – HI Performance athletics) joined Aita as a 58kg record holder. Finally Laurie Nelson (Topanga, CA – Takano Athletics) swept the W70 63kg record board. They were joined by 12 World Masters Games Records for Women and 2 World Masters Games records for Men across Team USA.
4 American Women won the Best Lifter in their Age group by Sinclair (Laurie Nelson, Loretta Kikuchi, Jo Ann Aita and Maika Godwin).
“Congratulations to the US Masters delegation in New Zealand, once again proving that the United States is amongst the leading Masters nations in the World. Particular congratulations to those setting World Records, taking home the Gold as World Masters Games Champion,” said USA Weightlifting CEO Phil Andrews.
Full results of the 2017 World Masters Games are at the following:
http://www.worldmastersgames2017.co.nz/the-sports/schedules-and-results/weightlifting/
*World Masters Games Record setter
**IWF World Masters Record Holder
USA MEDALISTS
World Masters Games Champions:
Laurie Nelson (Topanga, CA – Takano Athletics) – W70 63kg**
Cynthia Delago (Moorestown, NJ – Moorestown WLC) – W60 53kg.*
Deborah Werenko (Santa Fe, NM – Miller Weightlifting) – W60 58kg*
Margaret Dariotis (Mount Vernon, WA – Spartak Weightlifting) – W55 69kg
Loretta Kikuchi (Waliuku, HI – HI Performance Athletics) – W50 58kg**
Jo Ann Aita (Oakland, CA – Team Juggernaut) – W45 58kg**
Shannon Whiteman (Arlington, VA - Unattached) – W40 69kg*
Maika Godwin (Rodeo, CA – Team Juggernaut) – W40 90kg**
Amber Avila (Corona, CA – Virtue Barbell) – W35 48kg
Kirsti Brewer (Boise, ID – Snake River Weightlifting) – W35 63kg**
Katy Davis (Marion, IA – Team SAW) – W35 69kg*
Mary Colasanto (Holladay, UT – 3 Wheels BBC) – W35 75kg
Rudolf Kotlikov (Chicago, IL – Team Savannah) – M80 62kg
Bob Strange (Solana Beach, CA – Strange Polecats) – M80 85kg*
Randhir Virk (Reno, NV – Unattached) – M75 94kg
David Meltzer (Mesa, AZ – Gayle Hatch Weightlifting) – M65 105kg
Robert Arroyo (Lacey, WA – ECG Washington) – M45 94kg*
John Pak (La Palma, CA – Team Juggernaut) – M35 77kg
Shane Sevcik (Medford, OR – Klamath Barbell) – M35 +105kg
Silver Medalists:
Valerie Matsunga (Kahului, HI – HI Performance Athletics) – W60 53kg*
Allison Strine (Roswell, GA – HD Barbell) – W55 75kg
Kecia Aldridge (Tacoma, WA - Unattached) – W45 58kg
Laura Sims (Alexandria, VA – Adaptation Barbell) – W45 +90kg
Jennifer Lee (Boulder, CO – Butcher Barbell) – W40 63kg
Mara Arrieta (Phoenix, AZ – Olympia Weightlifting) – W40 90kg
Gwen Sisto (Eliot, ME – Risto Team) – W35 63kg**
Jessica Weisman (Somerville, MA – Risto Team) – W35 69kg*
Amanda Cook (Bettendorf, IA – Calavera Barbell) – W35 90kg
Gary Kawamura (Pearl City, HI – Team Hawaii) – M65 56kg
Art Donahoe (Manteo, NC – LBH of NYC Dept of Parks) – M65 77kg
Chris Dariotis (Mount Vernon, WA – Spartak Weightlifting) – M65 105kg
Gary Karkuff (Mechanicsburg, PA – East Coast Gold) – M60 62kg
Donald Bell (Aberdeen, WA – Calpians WLC) – M50 94kg
James Aftosmis (Dallas, TX – Spoon Barbell) – M45 77kg
Ryan Bader (Shoreline, WA – PR Weightlifting) – M40 94kg
Jacob Hackl (Minneapolis, MN – Kingfield Barbell) – M40 105kg
Dominic Ahuna (Honolulu, HI – Team Hawaii) – M40 +105kg
Bronze Medalists:
Mary Graham (Arvada, CO – Front Range WLC) – W50 58kg
Deborah Rominger (Reno, NV – Calavera Barbell) – W45 53kg
April Roach (Arlington, VA - Unattached) – W40 69kg
Megan Farrell (Santa Cruz, CA – Team Juggernaut) – W35 69kg*
Rebecca Zachau (Castro Valley, CA – CrossFit San Leandro) – W35 90kg
William Hosken (Libertyville, IL – Forza Weightlifting) – M80 77kg
Russell Williams (Steliacoom, WA - Unattached) – M75 85kg
Van Cramer (Spring, TX – LBH of NYC Dept of Parks) – M65 62kg
Juan Sepuldeva (Marietta, GA – Coffee’s Gym) – M65 105kg
Victor Reid (Waco, TX – Spoon Barbell) – M65 85kg
Brian Miyamoto (Kaneohe, HI – Team Hawaii) – M55 62kg
Donald McInnes (Wilmington, DE – West Chester Weightlifting) – M50 85kg
Mike Choi (Washington, DC – DC Weightlifting) – M45 85kg
Mark Albrecht (Draper, UT – Lower Weightlifting) – M40 85kg
Chris Sheppard (Washington, DC – DC Weightlifting) – M40 94kg
Carlos Hernandez (Reno, NV – Calavera Barbell) – M35 85kg
Anthony Bader (Marysville, WA – PR Weightlifting) – M35 94kg
Scott Baxter (Rochester, NY - Unattached) – M35 105kg
