Qualifying Totals for 2021
Note that qualifying totals will not change for 2021.
American Masters Championships -
There are NO Qualifying totals for the Howard Cohen American Masters Championships. This is meant to be an open meet for all registered Master lifters. You must have a current USAW number and be registered as a Master lifter in order to compete.
USA Masters Qualifying Procedures:
Note that for all World Masters and World Masters Games, you MUST qualify at a National or International Event (no more local meets). National events can include all USAW American Open Series Events as well as USA Master events (American Masters and National Masters).
**Please note that for 2020-21 Pan Ams and 2021 World Games, ALL LOCAL events including online sanctioned events will count due to COVID-19 and meet cancellations.
**Please note that Past National Champions need not meet the National qualifying standard to compete at Nationals.
The USA Masters Board recently met and voted on this.
Voting Topic: Local meets no longer eligible for qualifying for international meets
A qualifying total for 2019 international master events can only be made at a USA National event. No total from a local event can be used. USA National events include all USAW AO Series as well as USA Master events (American Masters and National Masters).
Rationale: A sanctioned meet should be USADA drug tested following suit with all USAW national meets.
Voting Date: June 25, 2018
Outcome: Passed by majority decision on 6/25/18.
Yes: 3
No: 1
Abstain: 1
Note that for all World Masters and World Masters Games, you MUST qualify at a National or International Event (no more local meets). National events can include all USAW American Open Series Events as well as USA Master events (American Masters and National Masters).
**Please note that for 2020-21 Pan Ams and 2021 World Games, ALL LOCAL events including online sanctioned events will count due to COVID-19 and meet cancellations.
**Please note that Past National Champions need not meet the National qualifying standard to compete at Nationals.
The USA Masters Board recently met and voted on this.
Voting Topic: Local meets no longer eligible for qualifying for international meets
A qualifying total for 2019 international master events can only be made at a USA National event. No total from a local event can be used. USA National events include all USAW AO Series as well as USA Master events (American Masters and National Masters).
Rationale: A sanctioned meet should be USADA drug tested following suit with all USAW national meets.
Voting Date: June 25, 2018
Outcome: Passed by majority decision on 6/25/18.
Yes: 3
No: 1
Abstain: 1