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Winter 2021Rochdale powerlifter wins bronze at International World Championships
A powerlifter from Rochdale has brought home bronze from the International Powerlifting Federation World Championships in Sweden.
Genevieve Collins, 41, represented Team GB at the championships in Sweden in September, where she won a bronze medal and podium position in the Women’s Masters 1 category (63kg-69kg) after squatting 145kg, benching 82.5kg and deadlifting 167kg. Powerlifters have three attempts at each to build their total score with the highest winning their category.
The mum-of-three described the experience as “nerve-wracking”, but said she was “ecstatic” to achieve bronze in her first outing.
She explained: “I love being able to go to the gym. A lot of women think they are going to become bulky, but that’s not the case. It’s very empowering.
“I had an amazing time amongst the strongest ladies in the world. I love lifting and being amongst such inspiring women and am so thankful I had this opportunity."
Genevieve picked up the amateur sport five years ago when she was recovering from a knee injury; a personal trainer at Full Contact suggested attempting it during her sports rehabilitation. She had previously played a lot of netball and was a regular gym-goer before falling in love with power lifting.
Genevieve competed in her first national contest before Covid struck, where she placed fourth, qualifying for the British Masters, which she won in July this year, cementing her a spot on the GB squad. Prior to these, she had taken part in eight regional contests and championships, placing consistently between first and fourth place.
Now working at Full Contact Performance Centre where she still trains, Genevieve hopes to attend next year’s world championships in Canada and the European championships in Lithuania, and is looking for sponsorship to get her there.
She said: “Because it’s an amateur sport, there’s no money. Next year’s worlds and the European championships are two big ones I’d like to compete in and fight for a podium position; hopefully I’ll do a bit better than third – I’d try to get gold.”
Genevieve was sponsored by Carter & Carter Solicitors, Amber Pets and The Merry Monk.