| Weightlifting at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Ninoy Aquino Stadium |
| Location | Manila, Philippines |
| Date | 1–4 December 2019 |
The weightlifting competition at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines was held at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. [1]
* Host nation (Philippines)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Indonesia (INA) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 |  Philippines (PHI)* | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg | Lại Gia Thành Vietnam | 264 | John Ceniza Philippines | 252 | Surahmat Wijoyo  Indonesia | 250 |
| 61 kg | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia | 309 | Thạch Kim Tuấn Vietnam | 304 | Aznil Bidin  Malaysia | 283 |
| 67 kg | Deni Indonesia | 315 | Đinh Xuân Hoàng Vietnam | 308 | Nestor Colonia Philippines | 287 |
| 73 kg | Rahmat Erwin Abdullah Indonesia | 322 | Phạm Tuấn Anh Vietnam | 304 | Muhammad Erry Hidayat Malaysia | 300 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 kg | Vương Thị Huyền Vietnam | 172 | Lisa Setiawati Indonesia | 169 | Mary Flor Diaz Philippines | 159 |
| 49 kg | Windy Cantika Aisah Indonesia | 190 YWR | Pyae Pyae Phyo Myanmar | 180 | Ngô Thị Quyên Vietnam | 172 |
| 55 kg | Hidilyn Diaz Philippines | 211 | Nguyễn Thị Thúy Vietnam | 197 | Juliana Klarisa Indonesia | 175 |
| 59 kg | Hoàng Thị Duyên Vietnam | 210 | Margaret Colonia Philippines | 187 | Putri Aulia Andriani Indonesia | 177 |
| 64 kg | Phạm Thị Hồng Thanh Vietnam | 214 | Elreen Ando Philippines | 213 | Bernadicta Babela Mei Study Indonesia | 186 |
| 71 kg | Kristel Macrohon Philippines | 216 | Nguyễn Thị Vân Vietnam | 214 | Tsabitha Alfiah Ramadani Indonesia | 203 |
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