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at the 2011

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took place at the

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between 10 and 13 May 2011. Together with that year's Oceania Championships (which also include the South Pacific Championships), they were held concurrently as a single event designated the 2011 Arafura Games & Oceania Championships. Athletes from certain countries were able to contest multiple championships simultaneously (including age-group variants). There were also two openweight

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events (one per gender) for disabled athletes.

Medal summary

Results were as follows:

Medal table

Men

Women

Para powerlifting

References

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External links

2011 Arafura Games - WeightliftingResults book (weightlifting only)
Arafura Games

Oceania Weightlifting Championships The Oceania Weightlifting Championships is the continental weightlifting championships for Oceanian nations, organised by the Oceania Weightlifting Federation Oceania (, , ) is a region, geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesi ...

International weightlifting competitions hosted by Australia Sport in Darwin, Northern Territory Oceania Weightlifting Championships