Est. 2001

TORONTO
WEIGHTLIFTING

Founder & Head Coach

HANI
KANAMA

Olympic Weightlifting Coach
Kanama High Performance
Toronto, Canada

Hani Kanama is one of the leading Olympic Weightlifting and strength coaches in Canada and North America. With over 20 years of high-performance coaching experience, he has worked with athletes at every level, from first-time lifters to national team competitors on the world stage.

Hani specializes in Olympic lifting, sport-specific conditioning, injury prevention, and athletic development. He is known for his ability to adapt training techniques to different body types and athletic backgrounds, building personalized programs rooted in proper movement patterns and safe, systematic progressions.

His work at Kanama High Performance focuses on one goal: helping each athlete reach their highest potential. Whether that means competing at the national level, adding strength for another sport, or simply building a foundation in the Olympic lifts.

Toronto Weightlifting has been home to provincial champions, national team members, and athletes who have represented Canada on the world stage. The programs here are designed for serious development at every level.

Track Record

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2014

World Junior Championships

Coach for Team Canada in Russia

2014

Ontario Team Coach

Coach of the 2014 Ontario Senior Team Champions, Toronto Weightlifting

2013

World Junior Championships

Coached one of only three Canadians competing, Lima, Peru

2011

World Junior Championships

Canadian Team Coach

2011–2012

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Canada's national women's rugby team

Since 2005

Ontario Junior & Canadian Senior Teams

Annual coach at provincial and national championships every year

NHL / ECHL

Professional Hockey Coaching

Coach of Richard Clune (Nashville Predators, NHL) and Matt Clune (ECHL)

Ongoing

Elite CrossFit Competitors

Lifting technique, strength development, and movement correction for top-level competitors

Competitive Team

THE WEIGHTLIFTING TEAM

Toronto Weightlifting is also a competitive Olympic weightlifting team and a consistent top performer in Ontario's junior and senior divisions.

The team includes male and female athletes of all ages and skill levels. Training is held at Kanama High Performance, an elite facility owned and operated by Hani Kanama.

Athletes

Male & Female

All ages and skill levels

Division

Junior & Senior

Ontario & national level

Facility

Kanama High Performance

Elite training facility, Toronto — owned and operated by Hani Kanama

Est. 2004

OUR HISTORY

Founded in 2004 by Hani Kanama, Toronto Weightlifting began as a supplier of Olympic weightlifting equipment in Toronto — bars, plates, lifting shoes, custom racks, and even an Olympic weightlifting competition lighting system.

Over the years the focus shifted entirely to coaching and athlete development. Today Toronto Weightlifting no longer sells equipment, dedicating itself fully to supporting the sport of Olympic weightlifting at every level.

Facility