The Competition was held in the Victorian Weightlifting Stadium, a purpose built weightlifting venue with a long history of hosting national and international level events. 28-30 August 2026.
Queensland secured first place in the U/15 Women’s Team Shield and the Youth Women’s Team Shield. The Men’s team achieved a third-place finish in the U/15 event and a second-place finish in the Youth event. It should be noted that both Women’s teams had a full compliment of lifters (8) while both men’s teams were well short of a full team (3) and (5) respectively.
BEST AGE CATEGORY FEMALE:
U15 – Eva Acason QLD 169.889 Sinclair points
COACHING TEAM:
PERSONAL BESTS
27 of the 32 Queensland athletes achieved personal bests, and all recorded a total.
- 16 athletes achieved PBs in all three categories (Snatch, Clean & Jerk, and Total).
- Largest Total PB: Jesse Saliba (+20kg). WOW!!!
- Largest Snatch PBs: Jesse Saliba (+9kg).
- Largest Clean & Jerk PB: Harry Seaton (+11kg).
Full results can be found here: Australian Weightlifting Federation > Competition > STATISTICS > COMPETITIONS > RESULTS
With the change of bodyweight categories falling just prior to this event athletes all set records at some time throughout the event.