Burwood Weightlifting Club has been a name synonymous with olympic weightlifting in Australia since 1967, and is one of the oldest olympic weightlifting clubs in Australia. The Club was originally sited in the Burwood PCYC but moved to its current location in 2016. Over the years Burwood Weightlifting Club has produced a huge number of Australian representatives, both lifters and officials. The mission of our Club is to produce champion weightlifters in a friendly, welcoming but challenging environment. The gym occupies an area of approximately 230 meters and is fully equipped with 7 training platforms and a full-sized competition platform. We use a combination of Uesaka, SMAI and Zhang Kong weights. There is also an area specifically set up for accessory and body-building exercises. Changing facilities are available. There is free wifi available. A great deal of pictorial weightlifting history adorns the walls. We at Burwood have an open-door policy, so any lifter from any club is welcome to train at our facility. Situated in the inner west of Sydney, Burwood Weightlifting Club is easy to get to with Sydenham railway station just 100 metres from the gym and also there is easy parking out front. Burwood Weightlifting Club is one of the best pure weightlifting facilities in Australia. The Head Coach is Dr. Robert Mitchell who has been a lifter himself and for the last 15 years an accredited coach with the Australian Weightlifting Federation. He is currently a Level 3 (international) coach. Robert Mitchell has been the President of the Australian Weightlifting Federation (2010-2014) and NSW Weightlifting Association (2006-2008). He is also a member of the AWF High Performance Advisory Group and is a lead presenter with the AWF Coach Education Program. Robert has coached Australian Teams and been the Manager of 13 Australian Teams culminating in being appointed Section Head of the XX Australian Commonwealth Games team. Robert is currently the NSW Head Coach. Robert is known universally in Australian Weightlifting as “Doc”, and despite his impressive qualifications, he is generous with his time and supports his lifters 100%.
Get Social