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WALES POWERLIFTING
COMMITTEE

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WALES POWERLIFTING
RESULTS

 
 

Executive Committee

CEO - Adam Cohen-Thomas

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Adam has been a member of the WPA since it’s inception in 2014. That year he represented Wales for the first time at the Home Nations in Glasgow. He has competed at several Home Nations, most notably in 2016 where the WPA officially hosted their first competition - securing the overall trophy in the process. Adam made his return to the platform at the 2024 Winter Cup, making a clean sweep of the records in the classic 93kg class with it being his first year as a Masters lifter. Adam has served on the committee in various roles since 2015 and took on the role of CEO on an interim basis in 2023 - he was voted to continue in that capacity at the 2024 AGM in April. Outside of powerlifting, Adam has a background in mechanical engineering and now works in quality management and business compliance for a global manufacturing company, with responsibilities across EMEA. He brings his skills in risk management and continuous improvement to bear in his leadership of the WPA, and has a drive to improve the participation and standards for powerlifting in Wales.

                      Chairman - Thomas Morgan                                          Treasurer - Lucy Cohen-Thomas

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Adam has been a member of the WPA since it’s inception in 2014. That year he represented Wales for the first time at the Home Nations in Glasgow. He has competed at several Home Nations, most notably in 2016 where the WPA officially hosted their first competition - securing the overall trophy in the process. Adam made his return to the platform at the 2024 Winter Cup, making a clean sweep of the records in the classic 93kg class with it being his first year as a Masters lifter. Adam has served on the committee in various roles since 2015 and took on the role of CEO on an interim basis in 2023 - he was voted to continue in that capacity at the 2024 AGM in April. Outside of powerlifting, Adam has a background in mechanical engineering and now works in quality management and business compliance for a global manufacturing company, with responsibilities across EMEA. He brings his skills in risk management and continuous improvement to bear in his leadership of the WPA, and has a drive to improve the participation and standards for powerlifting in Wales.

Lucy was one of the founding members of the WPA in 2014 and joint Director during its first years.

Currently, Lucy holds the position of the WPA’s Finance Director, where she oversees the financial health of the organisation, ensuring a balance of investment and security.

Lucy’s powerlifting career started in 2012 when she competed for the first time. Lifting in the 63 class as a classic lifter, Lucy was a silver medalist in the 2013 and 2014 British Championships. As a 72kg lifter equipped, Lucy was a Commonwealth silver medalist in 2015 and British Champion in 2016.

Lucy was a Home Nations Welsh team member from 2012 - 2016.

A National referee, Lucy can be found off, rather than on the platform nowadays. In her day job, she’s the Co-Founder and CEO of Mazuma

Committee

               Technical Officer - Sebrina Downes                               Competition Director -  Louie Warren

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Adam has been a member of the WPA since it’s inception in 2014. That year he represented Wales for the first time at the Home Nations in Glasgow. He has competed at several Home Nations, most notably in 2016 where the WPA officially hosted their first competition - securing the overall trophy in the process. Adam made his return to the platform at the 2024 Winter Cup, making a clean sweep of the records in the classic 93kg class with it being his first year as a Masters lifter. Adam has served on the committee in various roles since 2015 and took on the role of CEO on an interim basis in 2023 - he was voted to continue in that capacity at the 2024 AGM in April. Outside of powerlifting, Adam has a background in mechanical engineering and now works in quality management and business compliance for a global manufacturing company, with responsibilities across EMEA. He brings his skills in risk management and continuous improvement to bear in his leadership of the WPA, and has a drive to improve the participation and standards for powerlifting in Wales.


Louie has been on the Committee since the 2023 AGM in the role of Event Director. He fell into powerlifting in the summer of 2021 and since then has competed multiple times including for Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth. Alongside this, Louie has coached internationally for both Wales and GB. He is currently doing a MSc in S&C alongside managing his coaching. Louie looks forward to spending more time in the sport of powerlifting and really driving the WPA forward and continuing to increase the standard of competitions and lifting within the division.

               Competition Secretary - Howard QI                              Technology Officer - James Kemmery

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Adam has been a member of the WPA since it’s inception in 2014. That year he represented Wales for the first time at the Home Nations in Glasgow. He has competed at several Home Nations, most notably in 2016 where the WPA officially hosted their first competition - securing the overall trophy in the process. Adam made his return to the platform at the 2024 Winter Cup, making a clean sweep of the records in the classic 93kg class with it being his first year as a Masters lifter. Adam has served on the committee in various roles since 2015 and took on the role of CEO on an interim basis in 2023 - he was voted to continue in that capacity at the 2024 AGM in April. Outside of powerlifting, Adam has a background in mechanical engineering and now works in quality management and business compliance for a global manufacturing company, with responsibilities across EMEA. He brings his skills in risk management and continuous improvement to bear in his leadership of the WPA, and has a drive to improve the participation and standards for powerlifting in Wales.

James :)

Outside of powerlifting James has a extensive backround in computer science and currently works for the Secure eResearch Platform / SAIL databank based in Swansea University as a Devops engineer. James hopes his skill set will be an asset in helping welsh powerlifting progress into the future of technology.