Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Cougars Weightlifting Club: Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Science - Queensland University of Technology: Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Rugby league, cricket, movies, listening to music and going to gigs, playing golf, spending time with his friends. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2010) |
| Injuries |
He has suffered from ongoing tendonitis in his knee. (NOC, 19 Jun 2008) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
He likes to use matching weights during training. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2010) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. (olympics.com, 20 Jun 2012) |
| Other sports |
He played rugby union for Souths Rugby Club in Brisbane, Australia until 2002. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
He was doing weights in the school gym for rugby and athletics when the weightlifting club started. He started to compete in a few competitions and loved the sport. |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
His parents. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2010) |
| Hero / Idol |
Andrei Chemerkin, Pyrros Dimas, Naim Suleymanoglu. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Miles Wydall |
| Coach from what year? |
1999 |
| Handedness |
Right |
| Training Regime |
He combines 25-30 hours of work with eight intense training sessions a week to try and match some of his competitors who train full-time with a team of support staff. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began weightlifting at age 14 in 1998 at St Laurence's College in Brisbane, Australia. |
International Debut |
| Year |
2002 |
| Competing for |
Australia |
| Tournament |
Oceania Championships |
| Location |
Fiji |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Surveyor |
| Languages |
English |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Big D, Damo (Athlete, 07 Sep 2010) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Train hard but train smart." (Athlete, 07 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Coach from which country? |
England |
London
Beijing
Paris
Santo Domingo
Gold Coast, QLD
Suva
Apia
Yaren
Auckland
Nukualofa
Glasgow
Delhi