With the women’s 64-kilogram division not being held in Paris, Charron decided to go up to 71 kilograms, instead of down to 59
Canada's Maude Charron competes in the women's weightlifting 59-kilogram division at the Pan American Games, in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 22, 2023.Maude Charron’s journey after her weightlifting gold in Tokyo included a “princess” knee, the elimination of her weight class from the Olympic Games and a coaching change.
Charron’s choice was to go up to 71 kilograms, or down to 59. She chose the latter, with everything that entails. But solid training to start 2024 and a bronze medal at a World Cup and an Olympic qualifier in Phuket, Thailand, in April fortified Charron for Paris. Charron switched coaches in 2022 to Spencer Arnold, an American who coached Kate Vibert of the U.S. to 76-kg silver in Tokyo.
“I wanted someone who had experience with the Olympics, who had athletes who are currently trying to get to Paris. That limited even more my options, so I reached out to Spencer. I knew he was already working remotely with athletes around the world.” But Charron was also accustomed to training alone in her garage, with rescue dogs Murph and Tokyo her only audience. She’s completed her Quebec police certification for a potential future career.
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