LEBLANC-BAZINET Rachel

Date of Birth: 10 Oct 1988

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : MONTREAL, QC

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Weightlifting	Women's 55kg	12

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Women's 55kg Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	58kg - Total	58kg - Snatch	58kg - C&J	55kg - Total	55kg - Snatch	55kg - C&J
2019	Pattaya, THA	-	-	-	8th (201)	10th (91)	11th (110)
2018	Ashgabat, TKM	-	-	-	19th (190)	19th (84)	18th (106)
2017	Anaheim, CA, USA	14th (176)	17th (78)	15th (98)	-	-	-

Pan American Games

Year	Location	55kg - Total
2019	Lima, PER	5th (193)

Pan American Championships

Year	Location	58kg - Total	58kg - Snatch	58kg - C&J	55kg - Total	55kg - Snatch	55kg - C&J
2020	Santo Domingo, DOM	-	-	-	(---)	(---)	5th (99)
2019	Guatemala City, GUA	-	-	-	5th (196)	5th (88)	7th (108)
2017	Miami, FL, USA	8th (188)	9th (82)	8th (106)	-	-	-

Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified

Collecting shirts from every tournament in which she competes. (olympic.ca, 06 Mar 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Coach, Massage Therapist

Languages spoken:

English, French

La Machine Rouge de Saint-Hyacinthe [Quebec, QC, CAN]

Sporting relatives:

Her mother Danielle Leblanc-Bazinet has competed in CrossFit at masters level. Her twin sister Camille is a professional CrossFit athlete, who has also competed in weightlifting at national level in Canada and was flag bearer for the Canadian team at the CrossFit Games. Her brother Alexis and her older sister Claude have also competed in CrossFit at regional level in Canada. (mi.lapresse.ca, 07 Apr 2018; games.crossfit.com, 2017; greatestphysiques.com, 01 Aug 2016)

Other sports:

She has competed in CrossFit events at regional level in Canada. (games.crossfit.com, 12 Dec 2017; games.crossfit.com, 07 May 2012)

A back injury meant she was unable to compete at the 2018 Canadian Championships in Mississauga, Ontario. (Instagram profile, 04 Oct 2018)

She took up CrossFit in 2008 before switching to weightlifting in 2012 in Montreal, QC, Canada. (blonyx.com, 02 Dec 2014)

She was born into a family of athletes, as her mother and all her siblings took part in sports like CrossFit. (boxrox.com, 09 Dec 2015)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (lapresse.ca, 22 Nov 2020)

She trains for up to five hours a day. (lapresse.ca, 22 Nov 2020)

Philosophy:

"My great strength is competition. I love to perform. As much as I struggle in life, when I step on the platform, I am in my place." (lapresse.ca, 22 Nov 2020)

General Interest

General
WEIGHT CATEGORY CHANGE
Her natural weight is about 55 kilograms, so she previously had to compete in either the 53kg or 58kg categories. She was delighted with the new 55kg category introduced by the International Weightlifting Federation in 2018. "My life has changed. I immediately saw everything I was going to be able to do. Participating in the Olympic Games became possible." (lapresse.ca, 22 Nov 2020)

SIBLING COMPETITION
She enjoys a healthy rivalry with her twin sister and CrossFit athlete, Camille. "It sure gave me something to have a twin. We've always been super competitive, but never in an unhealthy way. We are always super proud of each other. If she beat me in something, I was happy for her. But it pushed me to train more." (lapresse.ca, 22 Nov 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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