Matthew Lydement

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Matthew Lydement
Personal information
Born (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30)
Queensland, Australia [1]
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Apia 109 kg
Oceania Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 109 kg

Matthew Lydement (born 15 January 1994) is an Australian weightlifter.

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]

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References

  1. "Matthew Lydement". Australian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Matthew Lydement". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 7 March 2022.