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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | St. John's, NF, CAN |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Sabaria Weightlifting School: Mississauga, ON, CAN |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Human Movement Studies - Memorial University of Newfoundland: St. John's, NF, CAN |
General Interest | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne 2006 (athlete 05/06/07) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | "It is a test of my will to become as strong as I can and an honour to master such a difficult skill." |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Greek weightlifter Pyrros Dimas. (Canada Commonwealth Games Guide 2006) |
| Ambitions | I wish to be an Olympian at least once, and as much as much as 3 times. Afterwards, I wish to be a strength coach to elite athletes and coach in weightlifting. (athlete 05/06/07) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Yovan Fillion |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began in 2001 in Newfoundland, Canada. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Personal Trainer |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Movies. athlete 05/06/07 |
| Injuries | Lower Back injury in 2005 that slowed my progress and affected my technique leading up to the Commonwealth Games. (athlete 05/06/07) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | Have strong, black coffee before the competition. (athlete 05/06/07) |
| Hero / Idol | Pyrros Dimas (athlete 05/06/07) |
| Awards and honours | 2004 National Junior Champion, top ranked 94kg lifter for almost 2 years (athlete 05/06/07) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from what year? | 2007 |
| Handedness | Right |
| Training Regime | 5-6 days per week, 5-7 sessions of about 2 hrs each |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Quadzilla (Because of leg size) athlete 05/06/07 |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | If you want it bad enough, you'll do what it takes to reach your goals. (athlete 05/06/07) |
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| Coach from which country? | Canada |