Weightlifting At The Pacific Games
Weightlifting at the Pacific Games has been contested since 1966 when it was included as one of twelve sports at the 1966 South Pacific Games, Second South Pacific Games held in Nouméa, New Caledonia. A olympic weightlifting, weightlifting competition for women was introduced in 1995 for the games in Papeete. Weightlifting has also been included in many of the Pacific Mini Games, starting with the third edition held at Nuku'alofa, in Tonga, in 1989. It was at this Mini Games that the number of medals events in each weight division was increased from one (for the overall total) to three (by awarding extra medals for the snatch (weightlifting), snatch and clean and jerk). This rule change was then adopted for the main Pacific Games from 1991 onwards. Pacific Games The weight classes contested at each Pacific Games for weightlifting are listed in the table below. The nationality of the gold medal winner for the combined total in each class is indicated by a flag icon and three ...
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