The PWA has been one of the most successful LWCs in the United States for many years. Our Coaches and Administrators have been responsible for starting and supporting many local weightlifters. The talents of our organization are so highly respected that Athletes from all parts of the Country have moved to our LWC to further their lifting careers. There are also some Athletes that have been trained by PWA members, but were unable to relocate to the West Coast. Below is a list of our 19 different Athletes and 2 different Coaches named to 34 different Olympic Team berths.

ATHLETE	WEIGHT CLASS	YEAR	PLACE
Don Abrahamson	67.5	1984	13th
John Bergman	Super Heavyweight	1988	10th
Dan Cantore	67.5 67.5	1972 1976	9th 12th
Ken Clark	100.0	1984	5th
Derrick Crass	82.5 82.5	1984 1988	Injured 11th
Butch Curry	90.0	1980	Boycott
Richard Eaton	110.0	1984	7th
Tommy Gough	91.0	1996	7th
Cara Heads	75.0	2000	7th
Tom Hirtz	82.5	1972	Alternate
Luke Klaja	90.0	1980	Boycott
Tommy Kono	67.5 82.5 75.0	1952 1956 1960	GOLD MEDALIST GOLD MEDALIST SILVER MEDALIST
Dave Langon	90.0 100.0	1988 1992	Alternate Did Not Total
Mario Martinez	Super Heavyweight Super Heavyweight Super Heavyweight	1984 1988 1992	SILVER MEDALIST 4th 8th
Jeff Michels	110.0 110.0 Super Heavyweight	1984 1988 1992	Did Not Compete 13th Alternate
Thanh Nguyen	64.0	1996	32nd
Ken Patera	Super Heavyweight	1972	Did Not Total
Thomas Stock	Super Heavyweight	1980	Boycott
Bruce Wilhelm	Super Heavyweight	1976	5th
COACH	ASSIGNMENT	YEAR	COUNTRY
Tommy Kono	Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach	1968 1972 1976	Mexico West Germany United States
Jim Schmitz	Head Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach	1980 1988 1992	United States United States United States