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Local Weightlifter Among Best In Nation

Anthony Pomponio competed over the weekend for the top prize 2011 National Weightlifting Championships in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Anthony Pomponio placed fifth out of 18 competitors in the 2011 National Weightlifting Championships in Council Bluffs, Iowa, achieving his personal goal.

Pomponio, a partial-owner of The Yard Authentic Strength and Barbell in Palm Desert, was ranked eighth when he entered the tournament.

He that he wanted to get into the top five in his weight class of 85 kg, or up to 187 pounds.

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Pomponio is team captain of “Team Yard," which recently placed third in the overall team rankings in the 2011 National School Age Weightlifting Championships in Flowery Branch, Georgia.

The team has 13 members in three different levels.

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