CTV Calgary: Athlete of the Week for July 13, 2012
Katrina Burton is in her third season of weightlifting.
She says “I was a competitive gymnast until I was 18…went off to university, but I didn’t like the gym atmosphere… I didn’t like workout, but found the sport of weightlifting interested me. And with gymnastics, I heard that a lot of ex-gymnasts excel at the sport so maybe that’s something I could do.”
Burton says athletes peak in weightlifting in their 20’s and 30’s, so she though it would be a good sport to try.
Now it looks like the 27-year-old will qualify for the 2013 Canadian national team. Her specialties are the Olympic lifts, the snatch and the clean, and jerking.
Best of luck Katrina, the CTV Athlete of the Week – sponsored by Big Chief Beef Jerky.
