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Closed 31/12/2018
Iʼve raised £360 to purchase a IPC competition specs Disabled Bench - Gym Equipment, this bench allows disabled users train in complete safety
- Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
- Funded on Monday, 31st December 2018
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Story
Nathan Stevens, Talent Officer, Disability Sport Wales, met up with Mathew in North Wales and invited him down to Cardiff, 20th February 2016, to be officially classified train and develop within sports with a view to being accepted onto the Paralympic squad for 2020 games. Mathew has been officially classified as T35/F35.
Shot training
Started March 2016, with Ian Robinson, coach.
Saturdays 11-1pm. Deeside, indoor training
Tuesday 5.00-7.00 pm Wrecsam Queensway Athletics
Thursdays 6.00-8.00pm Wrecsam Queensway Athletics
Mathew is also registered with power of 10 so a record of his achievements can be followed. PB 2017, 7m14cms
Mathew Williams
Club: Wrexham AC 5.3.18
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: 19/09/1996
Age Group: U23
Class: T35/F35
County: Wales North
Region: Wales
Nation: Wales
Coach:Ian Robinson
Powerlifting
Mathew has powerlifting training Brailsford Centre, Bangor
Wednesday evening 7-8 pm, commencing March 2016, with Tiffany Brannan, Business Support Officer Weightlifting Wales.
Mathew trains in Powerlifting himself at Canolfan Brailsford Monday, Friday and Sunday
PB 14.3.18 - 86 kgs
Competed in Para Power lifting competition on the 2nd October 2016 in Stockport, achieved first lift 55 kg and second lift 60 kgs
The lifting league will be held at HAWFC in Holyhead – 17th December - lifted 70 kgs
English Weightlifting Championships 2017, Stantonbury Theatre, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, MK146BN United Kingdom, 21st January 2017 - 22nd January 2017 - lifted 73 kgs
Mathews’ total supervised training hours 7 hours per week , unsupervised training 3 hours
As well as competing in the above, Mathew has also registered with CP sport 2016/17 CP sporting events, Stoke Mandeville x 2, Gateshead, Doncaster and Nottingham, the two furthest venue, Stoke and Gateshead are a four and a half drive from our location
Achievements
2018
Bangor Para Powerlifter, Mathew Williams, recently featured in S4C documentary Chwaraeon ‘y Dyn Bach. “Games of the little man” https://www.bbc.co.uk/…/p05s3…/chwaraeon-y-dyn-bach-pennod-2 Math screening at 15.22 - 23.41 The programme shows Math training in both Shot in Wrecsam and Powerlifting in Brailsford Centre where Math hits a lifetime PB of 85kgs bench whilst being filmed.
PB 86kgs 14th March 2018
Math also competed, Welsh National Championships, Cardiff, winning Silver medal, benching 74kgs.
Mathew was shortlisted 1 out of three, for best Emerging Athlete Disability Sports Wales 2016, black tie event, Vale Hotel, Cardiff, 27th January 2017
Mathew awarded CP sports Athletics Series Junior Male Field athlete of 2016
Mathew awarded Menai Track and Field senior athlete of the year 2016
Mathew has been selected for the Parapowerllifting Welsh Squad 2016
We would be delighted if you could support Mathew to ease the route of his progress in becoming a professional sports person and representing not only his country but the United Kingdom. Mathew is training towards the Olympic games 2020, and Commonwealth Games 2022
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Piers Wilkinson
May 22, 2018
It's not much but every little helps right? Wish you the best, both of you!
£10.00
Anonymous
May 21, 2018
£80.00
David Milner
Apr 6, 2018
Good luck Matt A great programme on s4c
£100.00
Helen Hughes
Apr 4, 2018
Well done Math!
£100.00
Rebecca Henderson
Jan 17, 2018
Amazing job Matt..support by an amazing mum x
£20.00
Mihela Erjavec
Jan 15, 2018
Well done Matt and best of luck with your project! Mihela & Simon x
£50.00
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