This article lists the main

weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; promo ...

events and their results for 2019.

World weightlifting championships and cups

* February 22 – 27:

2019 IWF World Cup The 2019 IWF World Cup in weightlifting was held in Fuzhou, China from 23 to 27 February 2019. It was also a qualification event for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. There was 1 men's world record, 8 women's world records, and 6 junior world ...

#1 in Fuzhou ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 8 – 15: 2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish language, Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the List of United States cities by population, 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the U.S. state, state of Neva ...

** won the gold medal tally. and won 6 overall medals each. * June 1 – 8:

2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships The 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships were held in Suva, Fiji at the National Gymnasium from 1 to 8 June 2019. Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean ...

Suva Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Di ...

** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Team winners: (m) / The (f) * September 18 – 27:

2019 World Weightlifting Championships The 2019 World Weightlifting Championships was held in Pattaya, Thailand from 18 to 27 September 2019. On September 12, Egypt was banned from competing at these Championships due to multiple doping offenses. The host nation, Thailand, was also ban ...

Pattaya Pattaya ( th, พัทยา, , ) is a city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, within, but not part of, Bang Lamung district in the province of Chonburi. Pattaya City ( th, เมือ ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * December 13 – 17: 2019 IWF World Cup #2 in

Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...

Continental and regional weightlifting championships

* April 6 – 13:

2019 European Weightlifting Championships The 2019 European Weightlifting Championships was held in Batumi, Georgia from 6 to 13 April 2019. Medal overview Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Cl ...

Batumi Batumi (; ka, ბათუმი ) is the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), second largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia and the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast of the Black Sea in Georgia's ...

** and won 3 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally. * April 18 – 28:

2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships The 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held in Ningbo, China from 20 to 28 April 2019. It was the 48th men's and 29th women's championship. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by al ...

Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 21 – 28: 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in

Guatemala City Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, ne ...

** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 23 – 30:

2019 African Weightlifting Championships The 2019 African Weightlifting Championships was held in Cairo, Egypt from 25 to 29 April 2019. It was the 29th men's and 18th women's championship. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all ...

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo met ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 8 – 12: 2019 South American, Ibero-American, & OPEN Senior Championships in Palmira ** South American: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Ibero-American: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** OPEN Senior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 23 – 30: 2019 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 9 – 14: 2019 Oceania & Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, and Part of the

2019 Pacific Games The 2019 Pacific Games was the sixteenth edition of the Pacific Games. The Games were held in Apia, Samoa, returning there for the first time since 2007. It was the third time overall that the Pacific Games were held in Samoa. The event was init ...

Apia Apia () is the capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. Th ...

** 2019 Oceania Senior & Pacific Games: and won 4 gold medals each. Samoa won the overall medal tally. ** 2019 Oceania Junior: won the gold medal tally. Samoa and won 11 overall medals each. ** 2019 Oceania Youth: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** 2019 Commonwealth Senior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** 2019 Commonwealth Junior: and won 6 gold medals each. India won the overall medal tally. ** 2019 Commonwealth Youth: and won 6 gold medals each. Nauru and won 12 overall medals each. * August 24 – 29: 2019 Pan American Youth Weightlifting Championships in

Guayaquil , motto = Por Guayaquil Independiente en, For Independent Guayaquil , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Ecuador#South America , pushpin_re ...

* September 6 – 12: 2019 African Junior & Youth Weightlifting Championships in

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and ...

** Junior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Youth: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 12 & 13: 2019 Nordic Weightlifting Championships in

Vigrestad Vigrestad is a village in Hå municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located about northeast of the southwestern coast of Norway, facing the North Sea. The village sits about southeast of the village of Varhaug and about n ...

* October 19 – 27: 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north ...

* October 19 – 27: 2019 Asian Junior & Youth Weightlifting Championships in

Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populat ...

* November 20 – 29: 2019 Arabic Weightlifting Championships in

Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 ...

* December 1 – 8: 2019 South American, Ibero-American, & CSLP Junior & Youth Weightlifting CHampionships in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the Capital city, capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata ...

* December 4 – 12: 2019 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in

Eilat Eilat ( , ; he, אֵילַת ; ar, إِيلَات, Īlāt) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of , a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jorda ...

Other weightlifting events

* January 25 – 27: Nauru Independence Day International Tournament in ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 7 – 9: British International Open 2019 in

Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a city in the West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed ...

** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medals tally. * July 6 & 7: Japan-China-Korea Friendship Tournament in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 6 & 7: Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event) in ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 8 – 10: 2019 IWF Grand Prix in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of t ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

References

{{Reflist, 30em

External links

International Weightlifting Federation Website
Weightlifting by year 2019 sport-related lists