Matthew Lydement (born 15 January 1994) is an Australian weightlifter.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 15 January 1994 Queensland, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||
After enduring several injuries playing cricket, rugby union and Australian Rules, Lydement decided to take up weightlifting. He joined the Barbell Club in Brisbane.[2]
At the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, he competed in the men's 105 kg event.[3]
In 2019, he represented Australia at the Pacific Games and he competed in the men's 109 kg event.[4]
Lydement represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 109 kg. He finished outside the top ten.[5] Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics details his performance in depth.
He is coached by Damon Kelly.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Matthew Lydement". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Matthew Lydement". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Pacific Games Apia - Sam 09.07.2019 - 15.07.2019 Contents (Senior)" (PDF). www.oceaniaweightlifting.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
External links edit
 | This biographical article relating to weightlifting in Australia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |