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Monday 5am - 6:30am 8:30am - 10:30am Tuesday 4:30pm - 7pm Wednesday 5am - 6:30am 8:30am - 10:30am Thursday 5am - 6:30am 4:30pm - 7pm Friday 5am - 6:30am 8:30am - 10:30am Saturday 10:30am - 12:30pm

Cougars Weightlifting Club

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At Cougars Weightlifting Club we are always looking for new members especially kids. So come on down and enjoy a free intro session.

Cougars Weightlifting Club in Brisbane Qld is the largest and the best equipped weightlifting facility in Australia. We have over 100 regular training members that range in age from 9 to 60 and have represented Australia at Olympic Games , Commonwealth Games and World Championships.

09/10/2026

🏋️‍♀️ How old do I have to be to do weightlifting?

The answer? There’s no “perfect” age! 🙌

Our members range from young beginners discovering the sport for the first time, through to elite athletes with years of experience to masters athletes — and everything in between.

Weightlifting can be adapted to suit different ages, abilities and experience levels, with the right coaching and progression.

Whether you’re looking to try something new, get stronger, compete, or simply have fun — there are many benefits to lifting weights ! 🏋️‍♂️🧡🩶

07/10/2026

🏋️‍♂️ COACHING TEAM UPDATE 💪🏻

We’ve had some exciting updates to our coaching team recently!

Joining our experienced international coaches, Miles and Angela Wydall, is Level 3 coach Scott Robinson. Scott brings a wealth of knowledge, excellent skills and more than 20 years of coaching experience to the team.

We’re also delighted to welcome Sam Cartwright to the coaching team, following the completion of his Level 1 coaching qualification. 👏

Former international athletes James Norman and Ebony Gorincu have also continued their coaching development, upgrading to their Level 2 coaching qualifications. 🙌

Our Cougars coaches are passionate about helping athletes succeed and, most importantly, enjoy their athletics journey. We love working with athletes of all ages and abilities — from beginners taking their first steps in the sport through to Olympians. 🧡🩶

We’re excited about the experience, knowledge and passion this team brings to our athletes!

02/10/2026

Congratulations to Yasmin Aziz on her recent performance at the Oceania Cup International. 18 year old Yasmin lifted Senior International and Junior Elite grades in the 61kg category with a 190kg total (6kg PB)

Well done Yas and Coach Scott Robinson

Yasmin Aziz
Scott Robinson
Queensland Weightlifting

01/10/2026

Cougars at the Queensland Championships

Best Senior Female Nya Hayman
Best Junior Female Astin Bidgood
Most improved Senior and Junior Female Astin Bidgood
CWC won 21 medals: 11 Senior and 10 Junior
🥇 7 Gold
🥈 8 Silver
🥉 6 Bronze

Senior
Briony Challis Women’s 61 kg 🥇 Gold
Nya Hayman Women’s 77 kg 🥇 Gold
Brandon Wakeling Men’s 75 kg 🥇 Gold
Ryven Ewing Men’s 85 kg 🥇 Gold
Joshua Swanepoel Men’s 95 kg 🥇 Gold
Celine Huynh Women’s 57 kg 🥈 Silver
Saige Groves Women’s 69 kg 🥈 Silver
Ebony Gorincu Women’s 77 kg 🥈 Silver
Sienna Lambert Women’s 57 kg 🥉 Bronze
Astin Bidgood Women’s 69 kg 🥉 Bronze
Ciera Stafford Women’s 86 kg 🥉 Bronze

Junior
Celine Huynh Women’s 57 kg 🥇 Gold
Saige Groves Women’s 69 kg 🥇 Gold
Wynter Bradshaw Women’s 49 kg 🥈 Silver
Sienna Lambert Women’s 57 kg 🥈 Silver
Astin Bidgood Women’s 69 kg 🥈 Silver
Rixen Eaborn Men’s 60 kg 🥈 Silver
Tyson Eaborn Men’s 75 kg 🥈 Silver
Mariella Gonzalez Women’s 57 kg 🥉 Bronze
Charlotte Put Women’s 69 kg 🥉 Bronze
Cataleya Gonzalez Women’s 77 kg 🥉 Bronze

29/09/2026

A huge thank you to Cydelle Hayman for the massive effort she put into running the canteen over the weekend. From multiple shopping trips and evenings spent preparing food to 12-hour days at the venue.

Also thank you to the whole Bradshaw family, including Wynter, Milan, Chondell and Brendan, for cooking up the BBQ and serving both days—especially backing up after a massive Saturday night out!

A big thank you also to Josiah’s parents, Mike and Beck, for their awesome help on Saturday.

🙏🙏🙏🙏

24/09/2026

Cougars are delighted to be hosting the Queensland Junior and Senior Championships this weekend and would like to wish all the athletes, coaches and technical officials an enjoyable and successful weekend

We are proud of our Cougars athletes and look forward to seeing them in action

Wynter Bradshaw F49
Mariela Gonzalez F57
Celine Huynh F57
Mary Witham F57
Sienna Lambert F57
Dash Newington F57
Briony Challis F61
Gabrielle Snowden F69
Alison Bennett F69
Charlotte Put F69
Bec Akdemir F69
Astin Bidgood F69
Yasmin Aziz F69
Saige Groves F69
Cataleya Gonzalez F77
Sadie Hayman F77
Nya Hayman F77
Ebony Gorincu F77
Ciera Stafford F86
Rixen Eaborn M60
Kuai In Ng M75
Tyson Eaborn M75
Brandon Wakeling M75
Kaleb Secher Jorgensen M75
Ryven Ewing M85
Kevin Tam M95
Joshua Swanepoel M95
Sotiri Karageorgiou M110+

Thank you to all the volunteers who made this championship possible. Special mention to
Scott Robinson, James Norman - venue setup
Cydelle Hayman-canteen

04/09/2026

🇦🇺 2026 AUSTRALIAN YOUTH & U15 CHAMPIONSHIPS 🏋️‍♀️

Congratulations to everyone who competed last weekend in Hawthorn, VIC at the Australian Youth & U15 Championships! 👏

A special congratulations to Miles Wydall & Scott Robinson who represented QLD as Assistant Coaches, and Cydelle Hayman who represented QLD as a Referee throughout the Championships! 👏

🥈 Rixen Eaborn - 2nd | U15
45 / 60 / 105

🥇 Wynter Bradshaw - 1st | U15
30 / 42 / 72

🥈 Tyson Eaborn - 2nd | U17
85 / 115 / 200

🥈 Gabriella Gonzalez - 2nd | U15
57 / 75 / 132

🏅 Charlotte Put - 5th | U17
53 / 66 / 119

🏅 Sadie Hayman - 4th | U17
54 / 69 / 123

🥇 Cataleya Gonzalez - 1st | U15 & U17
55 / 71 / 126

Well done Athletes & Coaches! 👏🏋️‍♀️
Queensland Weightlifting
Miles Wydall
Scott Robinson

26/08/2026

GOODLUCK to our Athletes competing at the 2026 Australian Youth & U15 championships 🏋️‍♀️🇦🇺

Also wishing our QLD team Coaches Miles Wydall and Scott Robinson along with Referee Cydelle Hayman who will be assisting with the championships! 👏

All the very best Athletes and Coaches! ⚪️⚪️⚪️

📍Hawthorn - VIC
🗓️ 28th-30th August

Queensland Weightlifting

13/08/2026

🇦🇺 2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES 🇦🇺

3 of our athletes had the honour of representing Australia at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow alongside Cougars Coach Angela Wydall

Congratulations to Nya Hayman who achieved Bronze in the F69 category on her debut with a 97kg sn**ch and a 121kg clean & jerk! 🥉

Congratulations to Ryven who finished top 5 in his debut for Australia with a 136kg sn**ch and a 170kg clean & jerk!

Unfortunately chloe was forced to withdraw from competition and unable to compete.

We are so incredibly proud of our Athletes and Coach Angela for representing Australia on one of the biggest stages in weightlifting! 🏋️‍♀️

Well done everyone! 💚💛
Commonwealth Games Australia
Australian Weightlifting Team 🇦🇺
Queensland Weightlifting

24/07/2026

A special milestone as our Commonwealth Games team collects their Australian competition kit 🏋️

Congratulations to Chloe, Nya, Ryven and coach Angela who will be proudly representing Australia in Glasgow wearing the green and gold 🇦🇺

We can’t wait to cheer you on 💚💛

Address

Old Cleveland Road
Chandler, QLD
4155

Opening Hours

Monday	5am - 6:30am
	8:30am - 10:30am
Tuesday	4:30pm - 7pm
Wednesday	5am - 6:30am
	8:30am - 10:30am
Thursday	5am - 6:30am
	4:30pm - 7pm
Friday	5am - 6:30am
	8:30am - 10:30am
Saturday	10:30am - 12:30pm

Website

http://www.cougarsweightlifting.com/

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