ANTIGONISH, N.S. – Kolton Doucette put on a show!
The Team P.E.I. member from Wellington Station won four medals in powerlifting at the Special Olympics Canada 2018 Summer Games last week. Doucette tied for gold in the bench press, won silver in the squat, bronze in the deadlift and silver overall.
“He was ecstatic,” said Team P.E.I. powerlifting coach Dan MacIntosh, who is from Westville, N.S. “He was over the moon.”
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MacIntosh also served as Doucette’s coach at the 2014 National Summer Games in Vancouver, B.C., and proudly pointed out his progression over the last four years.
“His starting lifts in this competition were higher than his finishing lifts in B.C.,” explained MacIntosh. “He was lifting about 20, 25 per cent more than he was than when he was in B.C. He was ready for every lift.”
MacIntosh noted that Doucette lifted 160 pounds in both the bench press and squat.
“He’s doing over his body weight,” said MacIntosh. “He weighs 145 pounds, and for his deadlift he lifted 220 pounds.”
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Not only did Doucette excel in competition, but he was also a fan favourite.
“He is a showstopper,” said MacIntosh. “He got up there and performed for the crowd.
“The crowd went just crazy for him before every lift. He went out there, told them what he was going to do and he did it. . .
“Hopefully, he made P.E.I. half as proud as he made everybody who is here. Even people who didn’t know Kolton were coming up and congratulating him. He’s a celebrity here.”
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Praises training coach
MacIntosh also made a point to recognize the efforts of Nathan DesRoches, who is Doucette’s training coach on P.E.I.
“He has put a lot of time in with Kolton, and it’s him and Kolton who deserve the credit for Kolton’s progression,” said MacIntosh. “They worked hard for this. I’m just the fortunate one who gets to take him to the show.”
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