Zoe Newson

Zoe is a student at East Bergholt High School, she first became aware of Powerlifting by playing Badminton a second sport which is run at the same time as Suffolk Spartans.  Demonstrations were also held by coach Neil Thomas at the school along with a lunch time club to get youngsters involved in the sport. 

Suffering from dwarfism means that Zoe has trouble in gaining a wide grip of the adult, competition bar that is used.  With the bar also weighing 20kg on its own this can mean that Zoe has to work tremendously hard on every set of her training; this is something she relishes and strives to work harder each and every week.  Zoe has already found that her strength has improved and this is easy to see by the weights she is now lifting and her improvment over a few short months. 

Zoe is keen on all sports especially football and competes in both the school sports events as well as the dwarf games.  She wants to gain more strength and will be competing in Powerlifting in the near future but she is also keen to make her mark in the world of wrestling in the future.  While she doesn't have a favourite star to emulate she is an avid fan of the WWE. 

During Zoe's first year in Powerlifting competition she has managed to become National Champion as well as competing in France and America and is a definate to watch for the future and this has been recognised by the fact that she has been awarded most promising/improved female lifter 2008.