2015 in weightlifting

This article lists the main weightlifting events and their results for 2015.

IWF Grand Prix

• September 21 – 23: 2015 IWF Grand Prix (Rio 2016 Olympic Qualifying Event) in Fuzhou ^[1]
  •   China won both the gold and overall medal tallies in both men's and women's events.
• December 12 & 13: 2015 IWF Grand Prix (5th Russian Federation President's Cup) in Grozny ^[2]
  • Men:   Kazakhstan and   Russia won 4 gold and 9 overall medals each.
  • Women:   Russia and the   United States won 3 gold medals each.   Kazakhstan won all six silver medals in the event.

World weightlifting championships

• April 7 – 12: 2015 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Lima ^[3]
  •   China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 6 – 14: 2015 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Wrocław ^[4]
  •   China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 20 – 29: 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in Houston
  •   China won both the gold and overall medal tallies in Big and Small categories.

Continental weightlifting championships

• January 1 – 7: 2015 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Doha ^{[5] [6]}
  • Junior:   China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Youth:   Chinese Taipei won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 9 – 18: 2015 European Weightlifting Championships in Tbilisi ^[7]
  •   Ukraine won the gold medal tally.   Russia won the overall medal tally.
• May 5 – 10: 2015 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships in Cartagena ^{[8] [9]}
  • Junior Men: Host nation,   Colombia, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Junior Women: The   Dominican Republic won the gold medal tally.   Colombia won the overall medal tally.
• August 1 – 9: 2015 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Landskrona ^[10]
  • Men's U15:   Belarus won the gold medal tally.   Turkey won the overall medal tally.
  • Women's U15:   Romania won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Men's U17:   Armenia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Women's U17:   Poland won the gold medal tally.   Russia won the overall medal tally.
• September 3 – 12: 2015 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Phuket
  • Note: This event was scheduled to be held in Kathmandu in July. However, it was moved from there following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.
  •   China won the big and small rankings (gold and overall medal tallies).
• September 15 – 20: 2015 Pan American Youth Weightlifting Championships in San Luis Potosí ^[11]
  • Youth Men:   Colombia won the gold medal tally.   Mexico won the overall medal tally.
  • Youth Women:   Ecuador won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 2 – 11: 2015 European Junior and U23 Weightlifting Championships in Klaipėda
  •   Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Men's Junior Team winners:   Ukraine
  • Men's U23 Team winners:   Russia
  • Women's Junior Team winners:   Russia
  • Women's U23 Team winners:   Turkey
• October 11 – 16: 2015 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Pune
  • Youth:   India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Junior:   India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Senior:   India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

IPC Powerlifting Regional Championships

• April 25 – 29: 2015 IPC Powerlifting Americas Open Championships in Mexico City ^[12]
  • Host nation,   Mexico, won the gold medal tally.   Brazil won the overall medal tally. ^[13]
• July 26 – 30: 2015 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships in Almaty ^[14]
  •   China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 24 – 28: 2015 IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships in Eger ^[15]
  •   China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

References

1. 2015 IWF Grand Prix in Fuzhou Results Book
2. "IWF Grand Prix 5th Russian Federation President's Cup, Grozny, RUS - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
3. "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
4. "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
5. "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
6. "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
7. "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
8. "2015 Pan American Junior Men's Weightlifting Championships Results Page" (PDF).
9. "2015 Pan American Junior Women's Weightlifting Championships Results Page" (PDF).
10. 2015 European Youth Weightlifting Championships Results Book
11. "2015 Pan American Youth Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF).
12. "Mexico City 2015 - Homepage". www.paralympic.org.
13. Mexico City 2015 Powerlifting Americas Open Championships Medal Table Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
14. "Almaty 2015 IPC Powerlifting Open Asian Championships". www.paralympic.org.
15. "Eger 2015 - Homepage". www.paralympic.org.

External links

• International Weightlifting Federation Website