Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held in the
Gold Coast
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from April 5 to 9. The
Weightlifting
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competition was held at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. A total of eight men's and eight women's events were held.
On 7 October 2016, it was announced seven new events for women were added to the sport program, meaning there will be an equal number of events for men and women. This marks the first time in history that a major
multi-sport event
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will have equality in terms of events. This included the addition of an additional female event in the weightlifting competitions.
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the weightlifting competitions:
Medal table
Medalists
Men's events
Women's events
Records
Men's
Women's
Broken Records in Weightlifting
Qualification
For the first time, weightlifting athletes had to qualify for the Games. A total of 226 weightlifters (120 male and 106 women) will qualify to compete at the games. Qualification was done through multiple pathways.
Participating nations
There are 35 participating associations in weightlifting with a total of 206 athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
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References
External links
Results Book – Weightlifting
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2018 Commonwealth Games events
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
2018
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Weightlifting in Australia