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Ray Epstein (Ramon Gary Epstein) was born on 14 October, 1959 in Brisbane, Queensland, is an Australian Paralympic weightlifter and powerlifting coach. Discover Ray Epstein's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?

Popular As Ramon Gary Epstein
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Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 14 October, 1959
Birthday 14 October
Birthplace Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality Australia

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1959

Ramon (Ray) Gary Epstein, (born 14 October 1959) is an Australian Paralympic weightlifter and powerlifting coach.

1972

He became a paraplegic in 1972 following a gym accident.

1977

He became a member of the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association in 1977 and competed in a number of sports including wheelchair basketball and athletics before focusing on weightlifting.

1979

Epstein competed in state, national and international weightlifting/powerlifting (bench press) competitions for athletes with a disability from 1979 to 1995.

1983

He took a break from competition in 1983–84 to pursue a professional qualification in accounting.

1985

He was admitted as a Chartered Accountant in 1985 and joined the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association as Administration and Finance Manager in 1990.

1988

He represented Australia in weightlifting at the 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Paralympics and was Head Coach of the Australian Paralympic powerlifting team between 2003 and 2013.

Epstein was born in Brisbane.

He represented Australia at 12 international competitions, including the 1988 Seoul Paralympic Games and 1992 Barcelona Games, where he was male Captain of the Australian Team.

1990

His career highlights included silver medals at the World Wheelchair Weightlifting Championships in 1990 (Saint-Etienne, France) and 1991 (Rhode Island, United States), and gold medals and world records in the 56 kg division at the 1993 World Cup in Northampton, England and the 1994 World Wheelchair Weightlifting Championships (Melbourne).

During his career, he held Australian records in five separate body weight categories from 48 kg to 67.5 kg bodyweight divisions.

1992

He was a scholarship holder under the elite athlete programs of the Australian Institute of Sport (1992 and 1995) and the Queensland Academy of Sport (1992–1995).

1994

Epstein was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to people with a disability and the sport of weightlifting, and received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000.

1995

Following his retirement in 1995, he became an accredited IPC Powerlifting Referee.

Epstein started coaching towards the end of his lifting career due to a shortage of powerlifting coaching staff in Australia at that time.

1998

He was the chief executive officer of the Association from 1998 to December 2016, and was appointed to the Board of the Queensland Academy of Sport in 2008.

He was named the Coach of the Year by the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association in 1998, 2004, and 2006.

1999

He was appointed Assistant National Coach Powerlifting in 1999 and became National Head Coach Powerlifting in 2003.

2000

He was Assistant Coach of the powerlifting team at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics and Head Coach for the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, and 2012 London Paralympic Games.

Notable powerlifters coached by Epstein include dual Paralympic silver medalist Darren Gardiner, Abebe Fekadu, and pioneering female lifters Julie Russell and Deahnne McIntyre.

2002

In 2002, his wife Vicki wrote the book Step by step we conquer : the story of Queensland's Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association.

2013

He announced his retirement as Australian Paralympic Powerlifting head coach in July 2013.

2014

He won the Inspiring Individual Award at the 2014 Queensland Disability Awards.

2016

At the 2016 Queensland Sport Awards, he was awarded a Service to Sport Award.