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Weightlifting, for the 2013 Pacific Mini Games , was held at Kafika Hall. Competition started on 3 September and was finished on 5 September 2013. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Key:
* Host nation (Wallis and Futuna)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  Samoa (SAM) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Kiribati (KIR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Solomon Islands (SOL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Nauru (NRU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Micronesia (FSM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  French Polynesia (TAH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Tuvalu (TUV) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Cook Islands (COK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Marshall Islands (MHL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Caledonia (NCL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Niue (NIU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Palau (PLW) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Tonga (TON) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 |  Wallis and Futuna (WLF)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 40 | |
There were eight men's weight classes and six women's weight classes. [5]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Saruwaia Malani Fiji | Claudine Yu Hing Tahiti | Gillian Ovia Papua New Guinea |
| 58 kg | Jenly Tegu Wini Solomon Islands | Mathlynn Robert-Sasser Marshall Islands | Monalisa Kassman Papua New Guinea |
| 63 kg | Rita Kari Papua New Guinea | Heplin Iro Solomon Islands | Coralie Sienne Tahiti |
| 69 kg | Guba Hale Mea Papua New Guinea | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 75 kg | Mary Opeloge Samoa | Apolonia Vaivai Fiji | Lorraine Harry Papua New Guinea |
| +75 kg | Iuniarra Sipaia Samoa | Luisa Peters Cook Islands | Suliana Fate Tonga |
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