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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Cougars Weightlifting Club: Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Science - Queensland University of Technology: Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Rugby league, cricket, movies, listening to music and going to gigs, playing golf, spending time with his friends. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2010) |
| Injuries | He has suffered from ongoing tendonitis in his knee. (NOC, 19 Jun 2008) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He likes to use matching weights during training. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2010) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. (olympics.com, 20 Jun 2012) |
| Other sports | He played rugby union for Souths Rugby Club in Brisbane, Australia until 2002. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | He was doing weights in the school gym for rugby and athletics when the weightlifting club started. He started to compete in a few competitions and loved the sport. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | His parents. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Andrei Chemerkin, Pyrros Dimas, Naim Suleymanoglu. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Miles Wydall |
| Coach from what year? | 1999 |
| Handedness | Right |
| Training Regime | He combines 25-30 hours of work with eight intense training sessions a week to try and match some of his competitors who train full-time with a team of support staff. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began weightlifting at age 14 in 1998 at St Laurence's College in Brisbane, Australia. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2002 |
| Competing for | Australia |
| Tournament | Oceania Championships |
| Location | Fiji |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Surveyor |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Big D, Damo (Athlete, 07 Sep 2010) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Train hard but train smart." (Athlete, 07 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | England |