First Australian Kettlebell Club Competition

Asher and Don with some quality lockouts

On Saturday 15^th October the Australian Kettlebell Club hosted its very first competition.  With a total of 20 competitors, it was the second biggest kettlebell sport event in Australia to date and a big improvement on the competitions a few years ago where it was usually just Emily, Simon Hikaka and one or two other fanatics. 

It was great to see several people overcome their nerves and compete for the first time, as well as quite a few familiar faces and of course the old hat, Simon, who I think has competed in almost every kettlebell sport competition run in Melbourne.

Regardless of experience level, everyone gave it their all and it was wonderful to see all lifters making a concerted effort not only to get good numbers but also to put up good quality reps.   The improvement in general lifting standards over the past couple of years has been very noticeable.

A huge thanks goes to the coaches who have been promoting kettlebell sport, especially Don Grant and Rohan Dodds.  It is the hard work and inspiration these coaches provide that is really growing the sport in Australia. 

Some strong girls from the Bendigo team

Another huge thanks goes to all those people who did a stint judging on the day – having several people willing to volunteer allowed us to get through the lifting much faster.

We plan to have another competition around April.  This next competition will be WKC endorsed, so will be traditional events and the new pentathlon event.  This will mean that the next competition will be a bit more formal, but hopefully it’ll also help us to continue to improve lifting standards here in Australia to ensure kettlebell sport is a safe and rewarding pursuit.

The best way to keep updated on future competitions is to “like” the Australian Kettlebell Club page on Facebook (click here) and keep an eye on this blog.  If you have any questions email: australiankbclub@gmail.com

COMPETITION RESULTS

	Kettlebell	Bodyweight	Left	Right	Total	Left	Right	Total
Women's Biathlon					JERK			SNATCH
Tiffany Cowie	12kg	63kg	42	31	73	72	88	160
Tia Vasiljevic	12kg	68.8kg			177	88	86	174
Men's Biathlon
Asher George	20kg	74kg			85	62	69	133
James Ross	20kg	82.2kg			83	75	77	152
Nick Efthimiou	20kg	84.1kg			94	48	50	98
Craig Alford	20kg	92kg			72	63	66	129
Simon Hikaka	28kg	89.8kg			65	70	78	148
Women's Long Cycle					LONG CYCLE
Hayley Lethlian	8kg	81kg	60	42	102
Emma Francis	10kg	63kg	58	58	116
Men's Long Cycle
Stephen Poskitt	16kg	90kg			88
Women's Snatch Only					SNATCH
Hayley Lethlian	8kg	81kg	72	80	152
Men's Snatch Only
Nick Stamatiou	16kg	91kg	64	57	121
Other Events - Multiple Hand Changes Allowed
Women's One Arm Long Cycle					OALC
Darian Guimond	10kg	62.8kg			91
J Feltcher	12kg	68.5kg			123
Wendy Newman	12kg	123.7kg			86
Tamara kirkwood	16kg	80.2kg			63
Deborah Hutchison	20kg	68.5kg			64
Men's One Arm Long Cycle
Nick Stamatiou	20kg	91kg			93
Sam Murray	24kg	87.8kg			95
Don Grant	24kg	92.9kg			82
Women's Snatch					SNATCH
Darian Guimond	8kg	62.8kg			170
Wendy Newman	12kg	123.7kg			131
Tamara kirkwood	12kg	80.2kg			130
Deborah Hutchison	16kg	68.5kg			145
Men's Snatch
Matt Halacas	20kg	81.6kg			162
Paris Craig	20kg	87kg			163
Sam Murray	20kg	87.8kg			164
Don Grant	24kg	92.9kg			116
Women's One Arm Jerk					OAJ
J Feltcher	12kf	68.5kg			156
Men's One Arm Jerk
Matt Halacas	20kg	81.6kg			124
Paris Craig	20kg	87kg			145