2018 in weightlifting

This article lists the main weightlifting events and their results for 2018.

World weightlifting championships

• July 7–14: 2018 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent ^[1]
  •   Uzbekistan won the gold medal tally.   United States won the overall medal tally.
• September 20–23: 2018 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships in Biała Podlaska ^{[2] [3]}
  • Both   Japan and   Chinese Taipei won 3 gold medals and 8 overall medals each.
• Octobre 7 – 13: 2018 Summer Youth Olympics ^[4] in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  •   Turkey won 2 gold medals and 4 medals in overall.

• November 1–10: 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat ^[5]
  •   China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Continental and regional weightlifting championships

• March 23–30: 2018 African Junior & Youth Weightlifting Championships in Cairo ^{[6] [7]}
  • Junior:   Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Youth:   Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 26 – April 1: 2018 European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest ^[8]
  •   Georgia won the gold medal tally.   Romania won the overall medal tally.
• April 20–30: 2018 Asian Junior & Youth Weightlifting Championships in Urgench ^{[9] [10]}
  • Junior:   Uzbekistan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Youth:   Uzbekistan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 12–19: 2018 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Santo Domingo ^[11]
  • Men: Six national teams won 3 gold medals each.   Colombia won the overall medal tally.
  • Women:   Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 28–31: 2018 South American Weightlifting Championships in Cochabamba (in conjunction with the 2018 South American Games) ^[12]
  •   Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 3–10: 2018 Pan American Youth Weightlifting Championships in Palmira ^[13]
  •   Colombia and   Mexico won 4 gold and 13 overall medals each.
• June 26–30: 2018 Oceania Senior, Junior, & Youth Weightlifting Championships in / Le Mont-Dore ^{[14] [15] [16]}
  • Senior:   Papua New Guinea won the gold medal tally.   New Zealand and   Nauru won ten overall medals each.
  • Junior:   Nauru won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Youth:   Nauru won the gold medal tally.   Australia won the overall medal tally.
• July 22–29: 2018 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Milan ^[17]
  •   Bulgaria won the gold medal tally.   Romania won the overall medal tally.
• September 5–12: 2018 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships in Manizales ^[18]
  •   Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 20–27: 2018 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in Zamość ^[19]
  • Note: This event was scheduled for A Coruña, but the EWF took away the event because of politics. ^[20]
  • Men:   Belarus won the gold medal tally.   Armenia won the overall medal tally.
  • Women:   Turkey and   Russia won 5 gold medals each. Turkey won the overall medal tally.

References

1. 2018 World Junior Weightlifting Championships Results Page
2. FISU's 2018 World University Weightlifting Championships Page
3. IWF's 2018 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships Results Page
4. "Nanjing 2014 Weightlifting Complete Result Book" (PDF).
5. "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Website". Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
6. 2018 African Junior Weightlifting Championships Results Page
7. 2018 African Youth Weightlifting Championships Results Page
8. 2018 European Weightlifting Championships Results Page
9. 2018 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships Results Page
10. 2018 Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships Results Page
11. "2018 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Final Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
12. "2018 South American Games Weightlifting Page". Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
13. 2018 Pan American Youth Weightlifting Championships Results Page
14. 2018 Oceania Youth Weightlifting Championships Results Page
15. 2018 Oceania Junior Weightlifting Championships Results Page
16. 2018 Oceania Senior Weightlifting Championships Results Page
17. 2018 European Youth Weightlifting Championships Results Page
18. 2018 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships Results Page
19. 2018 European Junior Weightlifting Championships Website
20. Exclusive: Spain loses weightlifting championships because of political stance over Kosovo

External links

• International Weightlifting Federation Website