Canterbury lifters break 17 records

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33066, 6 November 1972, Page 13

Canterbury lifters break 17 records

A total of five national records and 12 Canterbury records word broken at the Canterbury power • lifting championships at the Young Men's Christian Association weight-lifting gymnasium on Saturday. The Canterbury *nfi New Zealand middle heavyweight champion, A. M. Butcher, lifted outstandingly to eet * new national and Canterbury record for the total of the trio of lifts In the power lifting category (the squat, bench press and dead lift). x Butcher also set a new Canterbury record for the dead lift of 6101b—101b more than his previous personal best. The former Californian state record holder In a number of lifts, D. Hay. set Canterbury and national records in the squat (4501 b and total (11301 b as well as setting a new Canterbury record of 5051 b in the dead lift to win the middleweight section. In this division B. Buzan set a new Canterbury junior total record of 9001 b to gain second place. Hay also won the award for strongest man in ratio to body ” rteSfew Zealand coach at the Edinburgh commonwealth games, H Morrison, gave an outstanding performance to gain best performance for a veteran (over 50) lifter when he hoisted 4151 b in the dead lift and gained a total of 8501 b in the light heavyweight section. He gained an over-all placing of third In this class. The Canterbury champion in Olympic-style lifting, P. Dorreen, set new Canterbury records of 2801 b in the squat and 8501 b in the total to gain first place in the feather-weight division. S. Archer, who is trained by the former "Mr Great Britain” title-holder, Mr F. King, at the Physical Training Academy, set Canterbury junior records in all

three lifts and total as well as national records in the squat and total for second placing in the middle heavy-weight championship. The youngest competitor, M. Ruscoe (aged 14), dead-lifted 3051 b and gained a total of 7451 b for fifth place tn the light heavy-weight division. Results with poundage for the three lifts and total in parenthesis, were:— Heavy-weight: M. Condon (Y.M.C.A.) (400, 310, 500, 1210), 1. Middle heavy-weight: A. M. Butcher (Y.M.C.A.) (450, 340, 610, 1400), 1; S. Archer (Physical Training Academy) (400. 230, 440, 1070), 2. Light heavy-weight: T. leti (American Health Studios) (380, 300. 480, 1160), • 1; F. Ahkuoi (Y.M.C.A.) (370, 220, 450, 1040), 2; H. Morrison (Y.M.C.A.) (270, 165, 415, 850), 3; R. Ralzis (American Health Studios) (235, 165, 350, 750), 4; M. Ruscoe (Y.M.C.A.) (240, 200, 305. 745), 5. Middle heavy-weight: D. Hay (California) (450, 275, 505, 1130), 1; B. Buzan (YM.C.A.) (330, 160, 410, 900), 2; B. Mundy (Y.M.C.A.) (245 17d, 355, 770), 3; N. Clark (Y.fii.C.A.) (240, 145, 330, 715), 4. Light-weight: L. Kidd (Physical Training Academy) (200, 165 310, 675), 1; J. Woodward (Y.M.C.A.), (230, 115, 310, 655), 2. Feather • weight: P. Dorreen (Y.M-C-A.) (280, 170, 400, 850), 1.

Wage increase. — Metaltrade workers have beer given an 8 per cent increase in wages. A settlement undei the new awards for meta trade employees was reachec in Wellington last night aftei three days of conciliation, ar employers’ spokesman said It is subject to the consenl of the Remuneration Autho rity—(P.A.)