South Dakota Weightlifting-LWC

If anyone wants to support the growth of the sport of Olympic Weightlifting in South Dakota, order a shirt from the first state championships since 1995.

http://www.stitchntimesd.com/sd-weightlifting-state-championship.html

Save the date!!! As the 2024 National calendar comes out we will provide our 2024 calendar of events for South Dakota! Stay tuned, and learn how to get involved in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting in the interim to best prepare for next years Paris Olympics!

USA Weightlifting Nationals Week Lands in Pittsburgh in 2024 The Nike 2024 USA Weightlifting National Championships Week powered by Rogue Fitness will be June 15-23 in Pittsburgh.

For anyone who wants to support and learn more about the sport of Olympic Weightlifting, come on out Saturday afternoon!! No entry fees for spectators, just come and cheer on the all the lifters! Please do not park directly in front of the units as there is plenty of street parking and spaces across from the units.

Be sure to bring your own water, and snacks as we will not have concessions. Plan to dress cool as the high for Saturday here in Sioux Falls is 85 degrees.

We will award 2 best lifters from South Dakota and 2 others in the Open Division by Sinclair.

Let’s have a great time this weekend and hit some big lifts athletes!

Don’t wforget to get registered for our SD State Championships comeback event hosted at Heroic Fitness

I hope this post finds you with much excitement as we are approaching summer and the 2023 South Dakota Weightlifting State Championships.

I certainly wanted to recommunicate information about this meet and how it aligns with the history of meets hosted in South Dakota, as Larry Robinson is a straight legend around the sport's history in our great state.

Larry contacted me shortly after my initial email, sharing more information about this history. Larry’s records show that weightlifting in our state was very popular in the ’60-’70s. During these meets during this era, weightlifting athletes posted a total with the press, sn**ch, and clean & jerk (three events versus the two events that make up our current weightlifting competitions).

I look forward to receiving more information from Larry about how many South Dakota State Championships have been hosted. Still, the last time a State Championship was hosted was on February 11, 1995. Larry has indicated that there is also an SD Olympic Weightlifting Hall of Fame in which he was inducted.

I look forward to learning more from Larry to ensure our history within the sport is celebrated in our state, as well as Larry’s work spending many years record keeping and hosting meets.

With that said, although this meet isn’t inaugural, it’s the start of bringing consistent local weightlifting meets to South Dakota.

All levels are welcome to participate and volunteer for this special event!