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Details of the new UK records set at the 2017 Scottish Championship are below, for full results have a look at: Scottish Championship Results

New Long Cycle Records

3 overall Veterans records and 10 weight category records!

Female records
Helen Clewer: 24kg, 123 reps, new record in the 68kg+ Category
Claire Knight: 20kg, 100 reps new veterans record in the 63kg category & new overall veterans record
Yvonne Martin: 2x16kg, 101 reps, new record in the 68kg+ category
Lucy McCappin: 16kg, 138 reps, new record in the veterans 68kg+ category & new overall veterans record
Chris Skeats: 12kg, 142 reps, new veterans record in the 63kg category & new overall veterans record
Christine Acosta Weirich: 2x8kg, 60 reps, new record in the 68kg+ category
Seonagh Perrie: 2x8kg, 14 reps, new record in the veterans 68kg+ category

Male records
Ray Wilson: 2x24kg, 90 reps, new record in the 85kg category
Kieran Kent: 2x24kg, 80 reps, new record in the 78kg category
Paul Eaton: 2x20kg, 75 reps, new veterans records in the 85kg category

New Biathlon, Jerk & Snatch Records

11 overall records (including one Absolute World Record, 3 weight category world records) & 17 weight category records!

Female records
Abigail Johnston: 2x20kg biathlon, 105 jerk & 237 snatch, new overall biathlon, jerk and snatch records and new records in the 68kg category. Absolute World record in 2x20kg biathlon total, and jerk World record in the 68kg category.
Joy Talbot: 20kg, 40 jerk & 73 snatch , new overall veterans biathlon & jerk record and new veterans biathlon & jerk record in the 63kg category
Anna Plumridge: 2x16kg, 115 jerk & 200 snatch, new overall biathlon and jerk records and new biathlon and jerk records in the 68kg category
Claire Davis: 2x16kg, 109 jerk & 173 snatch, new overall veterans biathlon and jerk records and new veterans biathlon & jerk records in the 68kg+ category (*at competition in the USA)
Lucy McCappin: 16kg, 140 jerk & 126 snatch, new overall veterans jerk record and new veterans biathlon and jerk records in the 68kg+ category
Cheryl Ballance: 2x12kg, 120 jerk & 193 snatch, new biathlon and jerk records in 58kg category & World Record biathlon & jerk records in the 53kg category.
Alison Snowie: 2x12kg, 118 jerk, new overall 2x12kg jerk record and new jerk record in the 68kg+ category
Kathleen Oswald: 2x12kg, 77 jerk, new veterans jerk record in the 68kg category

Male records
Anthony Welsh: 16kg, 200 snatch, new snatch record in the 95kg+ category
Dominic Marr: 16kg, 138 jerk, new jerk record in the 95kg category
See the full list of UK records here: UK RECORDS

Pictures Courtesy of Niall MacKinnon of Forth Valley Kettlebells

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The UK Records Page has now been updated with the results from some recent competitions namely: the AKSI GSU Irish Championship, the Niagara Kettlebell Sport Open (NKSO) in Canada and the Iron Bell Challenge in the USA.

NB. Remember if you are a UK athlete then your results counts whereever you compete, just send us in details if you have competed abroad and been missed off the records list.

New Biathlon Records

Two overall and ten weight category records
Female records

Claire Davis: 2x16kg, 103 Jerk & 172 snatch, new overall biathlon record & overall double jerk record, jerk & biathlon records for 68kg+ category
Jay Goodwillie: 2x16kg, 93 jerk & 148 snatch, new biathlon & jerk record for 68kg Category
Cheryl Ballance: 2x12kg, 105 jerk & 170 snatch, new biathlon and jerk record for the 58kg category

Male Records
Simon Trenholm: 2x28kg, 67 jerk & 111 snatch, new biathlon & snatch record for the 78kg category
Nick Johnson: 2x20kg, 108 jerk & 190 snatch, new biathlon & snatch record in the 95kg+ category

New Long Cycle Records

Three new weight category records and one new overall record:

Abigail Johnston: 2x24kg, 51 reps, new record for the 68kg category (worldwide) and UK overall record
Caroline Dougal: 2x16kg, 96 reps, new record for the 68kg+ category
Jude Freeman: 16kg, 121 reps, new records for veterans 68kg category

For a full list of results from the Irish Champiopnship see:  results 2017
See the full list of UK records here: UK RECORDS

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Four Nations Champions! http://www.girevoysportsunion.com/four-nations-champions/ Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:49:59 +0000 http://www.girevoysportunion.com/?p=1017 Continue reading "Four Nations Champions!"

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 Well done again to our GSU Four Nations Individual Champions:

Biathlon Champions

Sinead Byrne, Denise Holohan, Abi Johnston, Suzi Baylis, Josh Hayes, Mark Stapleton, Simon Trenholm, James Holladay, Scott gregory and Nick Johnson,

Long Cycle Champions

Cheryl Ballance, Anna Plumridge, Abi Johnston, Anna Moellar, Josh Hayes, Mark Stapleton, Luke Jones, Scott McLaughlin, Mark Stroud and Eddie Sheehan

And here’s a sneak peak at the Tournament champions’ prizes! We have a voucher kindly donated by our sponsors Wolverson Fitness, along with a locker kit bag and exclusive 4 Nations champions t-shirt.

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