Ray Epstein

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Ray Epstein
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2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Ray Epstein
Personal information
Full nameRamon Gary Epstein
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Brisbane, Queensland
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Ramon (Ray) Gary Epstein, OAM[1] (born 14 October 1959)[2] is an Australian Paralympic weightlifter and powerlifting coach. He represented Australia in weightlifting at the 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Paralympics and was Head Coach of the Australian Paralympic powerlifting team between 2003 and 2013.[3]

Personal life

Epstein was born in Brisbane. He became a paraplegic in 1972 following a gym accident.[4] He became a member of the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association in 1977 and competed in a number of sports including wheelchair basketball and athletics before focusing on weightlifting.[4]

He was admitted as a Chartered Accountant in 1985[5] and joined the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association as Administration and Finance Manager in 1990.[6] He was the chief executive officer of the Association from 1998 to December 2016,[6] and was appointed to the Board of the Queensland Academy of Sport in 2008.[7]

In 2002, his wife Vicki wrote the book Step by step we conquer : the story of Queensland's Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association.[8]

Sporting career

File:Ramon Epstein lifting at the 1992 Paralympic Games.jpg
Ray Epstein lifting at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics

Epstein competed in state, national and international weightlifting/powerlifting (bench press) competitions for athletes with a disability from 1979 to 1995. He took a break from competition in 1983–84 to pursue a professional qualification in accounting. He represented Australia at 12 international competitions, including the 1988 Seoul Paralympic Games and 1992 Barcelona Games, where he was male Captain of the Australian Team.[9][10]

His career highlights included silver medals at the World Wheelchair Weightlifting Championships in 1990 (Saint-Etienne, France)[11] and 1991 (Rhode Island, United States),[9] and gold medals and world records in the 56 kg division at the 1993 World Cup in Northampton, England[12] and the 1994 World Wheelchair Weightlifting Championships (Melbourne).[13] During his career, he held Australian records in five separate body weight categories from 48 kg to 67.5 kg bodyweight divisions.[5] He was a scholarship holder under the elite athlete programs of the Australian Institute of Sport (1992 and 1995)[14] and the Queensland Academy of Sport (1992–1995).[15]

Following his retirement in 1995, he became an accredited IPC Powerlifting Referee.[16]

Coaching career

Epstein started coaching towards the end of his lifting career due to a shortage of powerlifting coaching staff in Australia at that time. He was appointed Assistant National Coach Powerlifting in 1999 and became National Head Coach Powerlifting in 2003.[17]

He was Assistant Coach of the powerlifting team at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics[2] and Head Coach for the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, and 2012 London Paralympic Games.[18][19][20]

Notable powerlifters coached by Epstein include dual Paralympic silver medalist Darren Gardiner, Paralympic bronze medalist Mick Farrell, Steve Green, Abebe Fekadu, and pioneering female lifters Julie Russell and Deahnne McIntyre.[20][21][22]

He announced his retirement as Australian Paralympic Powerlifting head coach in July 2013.[3]

Recognition

Epstein was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to people with a disability and the sport of weightlifting,[1] and received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000.[23] He was named the Coach of the Year by the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association in 1998, 2004, and 2006.[15] He won the Inspiring Individual Award at the 2014 Queensland Disability Awards. At the 2016 Queensland Sport Awards, he was awarded a Service to Sport Award.[24]

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ramon Gary Epstein". It's An Honour Website. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Australian Media Guide : Sydney 2000 Paralympic games. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wake, Rebekka (2 July 2013). "Epstein ends decorated powerlifting career". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sports are a big lift for Ramon". Brisbane Telegraph. 6 September 1985.
  5. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Profile – Ray Epstein ACA". Queensland Bulletin. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia: 9. November 1994.
  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Meet our team". Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Queensland Academy of Sport Board appointments". Queensland Government Ministerial Media Statements. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Epstein, Vicki (2002). Step by step we conquer : the story of Queensland's Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association. Southport, Queensland: Keeaira Press. ISBN 0958529191.
  9. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Weightlifting champ leads Paralympic wheelies team". Northern News. 21 May 1992.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ready to wheel in the gold". Sunday Telegraph. 7 June 1992.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Epstein home with three gold medals and two world records". Brisbane Weekend Times. 23 October 1993. p. 56.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gold for Ray". Northern News. 5 May 1994. p. 39.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 174013060X.
  15. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."QAS Board". Queensland Academy of Sport. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Powerlifting: International Technical Officials" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Annual Report 2002-2003". Australian Paralympic Committee. 2003.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Media Guide Athens 2004 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Unity lends power to lifters". Australian Paralympic Committee. 6 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  20. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Powerlifters on track for London". Australian Paralympic Committee. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lifter Julie has it all weighed up". The Hobart Mercury. 18 October 2000. p. 56.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Deahnne McIntyre". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Epstein, Ramon: Australian Sports Medal". It's An Honour Website. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sports Awards". QSport website. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

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