About the Coach
Troy Smith
I began weights training when I was 17-years-old as a means to gain self-confidence and have had a passion for fitness, in particular strength training, ever since.
In 2012 I left my hometown of Narrabri in North-West NSW (officially 'Australia's Sportiest Town') to move to Newcastle, where my love of strength and fitness lead me to CrossFit and eventually to the sport of Weightlifting. In 2014 I reached out to a Sydney-based weightlifting coach, who offered to teach me about the lifts and how to coach the sport of Weightlifting.
Formal Qualifications:
- Masters of Clinical Exercise Physiology (CSU)
- Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science (UoN)
- Australian Weightlifting Federation Level 3 - National Weightlifting Coach
- Australian Strength & Conditioning Association Level 1
- Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certificate in Nutrition and Coaching
New South Wales Weightlifting Association High-Performance Coaching Team for consecutive terms - 2019-2022; 2022-2026 (current):
- AWF Senior Championships - Canberra 2019, Online 2021, Canberra 2022, Melbourne 2023, Sydney 2024
- AWF Junior/U23 Championships - Sydney 2019, Sydney Online Hub 2021, Townsville 2023
- AWF Youth/U15 Championships - Brisbane 2019, Online 2021, 2022
- AWF Masters Championships - Sydney 2023, Gold Coast 2024
- NSWWA vs WACT - Sydney 2019, Sydney 2025 (AusFitness Expo)
- NSWWA vs QWA - Sydney 2024 (AusFitness Expo)
International Coaching Appointments to date
- IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships; Australian Team Head Coach - Durrës, Albania 2023
- IWF Junior World Championships; Australian Team Coach - Heraklion, Greece 2022
- Singapore International; Australian Senior Team Coach - Singapore, Singapore 2022
- Pacific Cup; Australian Under 23 Team Head Coach/Manager - Noumea, New Caledonia 2019
- Oceania and Commonwealth Youth/Junior Championships; Australian Team Coach - Apia, Samoa 2019
