The 2025 AWF National Masters Championships, held alongside the Australian Masters Games in Canberra from 20–25 October, was an incredible week of lifting, camaraderie, and celebration of our sport.
A huge thank you to ACT Weightlifting for hosting such a well-run and welcoming event. The atmosphere was electric from start to finish!
QWA Coaching Crew
Queensland lifters were in great hands with our passionate and experienced coaching team:
• Ben Trousdell
• Isy O’Callaghan
• Bonney Douglas
A huge thank you to Jemma Cowper for taking on the role of pre-event Team Leader. Your contribution was immensely important to all of our team members. Legend!
Your guidance and support on and off the platform made all the difference. Thank you for helping our athletes bring their best to the stage!
Queensland coaching Staff with self-funded TO’s Alex Croot & Kim Hanssen.
Oly Voly Power 💪
Behind every great competition is an incredible volunteer team. We can’t thank our QWA volunteers enough for the time, energy, and heart they gave across the week:
Alex Croot, Kim Hanssen, Meg Emerton, Julie Davis, Jessica Watzek, Coral Quinell, Leandra Miscamble, Mike O’Connor, Bobby Johnson, Malgorzata Soroka, Jo Thompson, Ben Trousdell, as well as Mick Riggall and family.
You are the backbone of our community, thank you for representing Queensland with pride and dedication!
Congratulations to our overall Age Champions:
W70 Meg Emerton
W40 Penny Tudberry
Record-Breaking Performances
Queensland lifters made their mark in Canberra, with a huge list of State and National Records falling throughout the event:
Day 2 Team Photo – unfortunately with the event running over 5 days, and athletes flying in & out across that period we weren’t able to gather the whole team for a photo.
🏅 State Record Breakers:
Adrienne Karniewicz, Alan Slack, Ben Trousdell, Celeste Van Coeverden, Michael O’Connor, Michael Riggall, Paul Walters, Peter Foster, Red Windle, Meg Emerton
🏆 National Record Breakers:
Red Windle, Meg Emerton, Celeste Van Coeverden
What an incredible achievement! Congratulations to each of you for raising the bar (literally)!
Thank You Team Queensland
To all our athletes who stepped onto the platform — congratulations on your performances and for representing Queensland with strength, spirit, and sportsmanship. We’re so proud of every one of you!
📊 Full results are available here: AWF Results – National Masters 2025
The Queensland teams finished 4th in both the Men’s and Womens point scores.
Here’s to another fantastic event and another strong showing from our Queensland Masters community. Bring on the next one! 💛💪
Bonney Douglas – Queensland Staff Coach National Masters 2025.