Andreas has been in the sporting world since 1991 and Olympic Weightlifting since 1999. His experience includes having won numerous British records and titles, from Youth to Senior level. He competed for England and Great Britain, won numerous internationals, including three medals at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2004
Andreas previously worked for British Weight Lifting, as the Development Manager (North) before joining British Wrestling in 2018. Andreas is a qualified tutor and deliverer of Club Matters, Safeguarding and Anti-Doping workshops
Guest Lectured at:
- UCLan S&C Masters Programme (wrote the weightlifting modules)
- Bolton University S&C Masters Programme
- Liverpool John Moores Masters of Exercise Physiology
- Bury College Biomechanics Foundation Degree
Coaching:
- Coaching Weight Lifting from Grassroots to International Level for 17 years
- Coaching England Lacrosse u19s World Cup Team (Positioned 5th at World Champs 2016)
- British Wrestling’s National Talent Squad/Commonwealth Games Gold Coast Squad
- North West Regional Weight Lifting Squad
- Speaker at the England Netball North West Coaching Conference
Professional Career
- British Weight Lifting: Development Manager (North) 2014 – 2018
- Created and written the BWL Coach Education Pathway between 2014 – 2018 including the Level 1 and Level 2 Certificates in Coaching Weight Lifting.
- Published the ‘ Olympic Weight Lifting Technique Handbook’ 2014., Jacksonville, Florida
