Oceania Weightlifting Championships

The Oceania Weightlifting Championships is the continental weightlifting championships for Oceanian nations, organised by the Oceania Weightlifting Federation (OWF). Since 1993, the event also incorporates the South Pacific Weightlifting Championships. ^[1]

Editions

Year	Edition		Venue	Ref
	M	W
1980	1		Melbourne, Australia	[2]
1981	2		Brisbane, Australia	[2]
1982	3		Apia, Samoa	[2]
1984	4		Papeete, Tahiti	[2]
1985	5		Auckland, New Zealand	[2]
1986	6		Noumea, New Caledonia	[2]
1987	7		Canberra, Australia	[2]
1988	8		Papeete, Tahiti	[2]
1989	9		Auckland, New Zealand	[2]
1990	10		Melbourne, Australia	[2]
1992	11		Auckland, New Zealand	[2]
1993	12	1	Nauru	[2]
1994	13	2	Guam	[2]
1996	14	3	Apia, Samoa	[2]
1997	15	4	Wellington, New Zealand	[2]
1998	16	5	Nauru	[2]
1999	17	6	Melbourne, Australia	[2]
2000	18	7	Nauru	[2]
2001	19	8	Auckland, New Zealand	[2]
2002	20	9	Suva, Fiji	[2]
2003	21	10	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga	[2]
2004	22	11	Suva, Fiji	[2]
2005	23	12	Melbourne, Australia	[2]
2006	24	13	Apia, Samoa	[2]
2007	25	14	Apia, Samoa	[2]
2008	26	15	Auckland, New Zealand	[2]
2009	27	16	Darwin, Australia	[2]
2010	28	17	Suva, Fiji	[2]
2011	30	18	Darwin, Australia	[3]
2012	31	19	Apia, Samoa	[4]
2013	32	20	Brisbane, Australia	[5]
2014	33	21	Le Mont-Dore, New Caledonia	[6]
2015 [lower-alpha 1]	34	22	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	[8]
2016	35	23	Suva, Fiji	[9]
2017	36	24	Gold Coast, Australia	[10]
2018	37	25	Le Mont-Dore, New Caledonia	[11]
2019	38	26	Apia, Samoa	[12]
2020	–	–	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [13]
2021	39	27	Held online (various locations) [lower-alpha 2]
2022 [lower-alpha 3]	40	28	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	[17]

Notes

1. Held as part of the 2015 Pacific Games. ^[7]
2. The enduring impact of COVID-19 on the sporting calendar led to the 2021 championships being held in venues across Oceania with competitors and officials linked by video, as opposed to a single competition venue. ^{[14] [15]}
3. Held as part of the 2022 Pacific Mini Games. ^[16]

References

1. "Oceania Weightlifting | History". Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
2. "Oceania Winners (1980-2010)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
3. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2011". iwf.sport.
4. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2012". iwf.sport.
5. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2013". iwf.sport.
6. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2014". iwf.sport.
7. "2015 Oceania Senior, Junior & Youth Championships | Information Bulletin" (PDF). IWF/OWF. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
8. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2015". iwf.sport.
9. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2016". iwf.sport.
10. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2017". iwf.sport.
11. "Old BW | Results by Events | 2018". iwf.sport.
12. "OWF Calendar of Events for 2019" (PDF). www.oceaniaweightlifting.com.
13. "Oceania Championships and Commonwealth Championships postponed". IWF. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
14. Sablan Jr., James (28 September 2021). "Labausa, Barnhouse compete in virtual Oceania weightlifting championships". Marianas Variety . Younis Art Studio Inc. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
15. Coffa, Paul (27 September 2021). "2021 Oceania Championships - Results". Oceania Weightlifting. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
16. Weightlifting Technical Manual (PDF). Northern Marianas 2022 Pacific Mini Games. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
17. "results from the 2022 Pacific Mini Games & Oceania Championships". Oceania Weightlifting Federation. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

External links

• oceaniaweightlifting.com