The 2009 Yukon Weightlifting Championships were held Thursday at the Better Bodies Cross Training Centre.

The championships featured five separate categories, including 94-kg, 105-kg, 69-kg, 74-kg and 75+-kg.

Dan Johnson finished first in the 94-kg class, lifting a best of 67-kg in the snatch and 82-kg in the clean and jerk.

His total with all six lifts was 149-kg.

Johnson's best individual result in the snatch was 17-kg more than second place finisher Bradley Coxford.

Coxford lifted a high of 50-kg in the snatch and 65-kg in the clean and jerk. His total was 115-kg.

Jake Cabott was the lone participant in the 105-kg competition.

He improved on every lift in the snatch, starting with 50-kg and ending with 60-kg.

Cabott's best result in the clean and jerk was 82-kg and his total was 142-kg.

In the womens' 69-kg class, Courtney Sippel finished in the top spot, while second place went to Jodi Tuton.

Sippel finished with a total of 108-kg, with a 45-kg best in the snatch and a 63-kg best in the clean and jerk.

Tuton, meanwhile, had a 38-kg best in the snatch and 48-kg was her top result in the clean and jerk.

She finished with a score of 86-kg.

Lone participant and 2008 Summer Olympian Jeane Lassen won the women's 74-kg class.

Lassen lifted a high of 80-kg in the snatch and 100-kg in the clean and jerk.

She finished with an impressive score of 180-kg.

Lassen's score was tops among all of the categories at the weightlifting championships.

Jelena Antonic placed first in the 75+-kg category. Antonic total 86-kg after her six lifts.

Antonic's best lift in the snatch was 38-kg, while her highest individual lift in the clean and jerk was 50-kg.

With assistance from Optimum Health & Fitness and Better Bodies, Lassen has been offering training services for those interested in the sport of Olympic weightlifting through a program called "LIFT CLUB."

Lassen is also taking new clients seeking personal training through Optimum Health & Fitness's team of trainers.