Enfield womans powerlifting gold

Enfield's Siobhan Hynes recently won gold at the WDFPF World Powerlifting Championships in Chisinau, Moldova.

Siobhan saw off five competitors in the 55.5kg category at the event, which was held on 1st November.

This isn't Siobhan’s first international medal, however. At the same event last year, she took home a silver medal after just six weeks in training.

'I'm a personal trainer so I’m into lifting and a college friend of mine was setting up a team,' she said. 'He asked me to come along because he knew I was competing in cross-fit at the time.'

Since then, Siobhan has become the top lifter in the world in her chosen category and she now has her sights set on more medals and silverware.

Her next main event will be the single lift in February but, until then, she plans to continue her training at Johnstown House Hotel, Enfield, where she works as a personal trainer.