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Boy and His Father Compete in World Powerlifting
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September 5, 2015
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2:11Now PlayingJacob and Richard Neumann are a Powerlifting team. Richard Neumann, a Montana native, has been competing in Idaho Falls competitions since 2000. For the last two years his 15-year-old son Jacob has joined in powerlifting events.
Jacob is autistic, and an active powerlifting athlete. He grew up watching his father compete in many powerlifting matches and he expressed an interest in the sport. His father wanted to find a way to get him directly involved.
They discovered Montana Special Olympics required athletes to be at least 18-years-old to powerlift. However, the Amateur World Powerlifting Congress, allowed athletes to compete at an even younger age.
“I think his very first national meet was six months after he turned 13. It was a full national meet. Because of that all his lifts were considered world records. There were no 13-year-old special olympians in his weight class,” Richard Neumann said.
Jacob's hard work, and his father’s training, led him to the world records in the squat, bench press and deadlift. He placed in the 13-15 year old category, and in the special athlete classification.
He said his favorite event is bench press, and that he did well in his last meet.
Jacob’s goal at this event was to beat the world records that he had previously set.
Priscilla Giddings, a judge at the event, has known the two competitors for several years.
“They’re just a great family. They both lift together, and they encourage each other. They are just really fun to watch,” Giddings said, “He’s [Jacob] really understanding the lifts now. He’s doing such a great job following the judges rules, and doing what he needs to do to break world records for the special Olympians.”
Richard Nuemann hoped Jacob could stand as an example to young people who are aspiring powerlifters.
“I’m hoping he will become a good ambassador to the sport being such a young age,” Neumann said.
Jacob did in fact beat the record for his division by squatting almost 135 pounds.
Two other special athletes were also competing at the match, and that's more than Nuemann has seen outside of a Special Olympic event.
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