| Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Qualification | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 55 kg | 49 kg | |
| 61 kg | 55 kg | |
| 67 kg | 59 kg | |
| 73 kg | 64 kg | |
| 81 kg | 71 kg | |
| 96 kg | 76 kg | |
| 109 kg | 87 kg | |
| +109 kg | +87 kg | |
There was a nominal total of 180 quota places available for weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games; 90 each for men and women. [1]
Each Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) is restricted to one entry per weight category, which equates to a maximum quota of sixteen qualified weightlifters. Those entered may contest one category only.
| Event | Dates | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships | 7–17 December 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| IWF Commonwealth Ranking List [2] [3] | 1 January 2021 – 28 February 2022 | Various locations |
| CGA | Men | Women | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 81 | 96 | 109 | +109 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 71 | 76 | 87 | +87 | ||
 Australia |  | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | |||||
 Bangladesh | | | | | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Botswana | | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Brunei | | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Cameroon | | | | | | 5 | |||||||||||
 Canada | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | ||
 Cook Islands | | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Cyprus | | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 England | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | |
 Fiji | | | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Ghana | | | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Gibraltar | | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 India | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | |
 Jamaica | | | | | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Kenya | | | | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Kiribati | | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Lesotho | | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Malaysia | | | | | | | | 7 | |||||||||
 Malta | | | | | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Mauritius | | | | | | | 6 | ||||||||||
 Nauru | | | | | | | | 7 | |||||||||
 New Zealand | | | | | | | | 7 | |||||||||
 Nigeria | | | | | | | | | | 9 | |||||||
 Niue | | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Northern Ireland | | | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Pakistan | | | | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Papua New Guinea | | | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Samoa | | | | | | | 6 | ||||||||||
 Scotland | | | | | | 5 | |||||||||||
 Seychelles | | | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Singapore | | | | | | | 6 | ||||||||||
 Solomon Islands | | | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Sri Lanka | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | ||||||
 South Africa | | | | | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Tonga | | | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Uganda | | | | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Vanuatu | | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Wales | | | | | | | | 7 | |||||||||
| TOTAL: 38 CGAs | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 178 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Ben Hickling (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Aniq Kasdan (MAS) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Sanket Sargar (IND) Sharjeel Butt (PAK) Dilanka Isuru Kumara (SRI) Davis Niyoyita (UGA) Ashikur Rahman Taj (BAN) David Mok Pingwei (SGP) Kgotla Kgaswane (BOT) Benjamin Ochoma (KEN) Willem Emile (MRI) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Philip Masi (SOL) |
| TOTAL | 11 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 0 | |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Aznil Bidin (MAS) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Morea Baru (PNG) Gururaja Poojary (IND) Thilanka Palangasinghe (SRI) Emmanuel Appah (NGR) Youri Simard (CAN) Abubakar Ghani (PAK) Davis Niyoyita (UGA) [lower-alpha 3] Nashrul Abu Bakar (BRU) Ben Foggo (WAL) Shadrack Cain (NRU) Mubarak Kivumbi (UGA) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Thapelo Sebota (LES) |
| TOTAL | 10 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Jaswant Shergill (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Jeremy Lalrinnunga (IND) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 7 | Talha Talib (PAK) Edidiong Joseph Umoafia (NGR) Vaipava Ioane (SAM) Chaturanga Lakmal (SRI) Craig Carfray (SCO) Ruben Katoatau (KIR) Kester Loy (SGP) Ditto Ika (NRU) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Marc Jonathan Coret (MRI) |
| TOTAL | 10 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Jack Oliver (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Achinta Sheuli (IND) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 9 | Erry Hidayat (MAS) John Tafi (SAM) Shad Darsigny (CAN) Brandon Wakeling (AUS) Vester Villalon (NZL) Ezekiel Moses (NRU) Indika Dissanayake (SRI) Michael Farmer (WAL) Jon-Antohein Phillips (RSA) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Anthony Libasia (KEN) |
| TOTAL | 12 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Chris Murray (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Ajay Singh (IND) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 9 | Nicolas Vachon (CAN) Kyle Bruce (AUS) Cameron McTaggart (NZL) Haider Ali (PAK) Michel Ngongang (CMR) Chinthana Vidanage (SRI) Nasir Roslan (MAS) Jason Epton (SCO) Lim Kang Yin (SGP) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Omarie Mears (JAM) |
| TOTAL | 12 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Cyrille Tchatchet (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Boady Santavy (CAN) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Don Opeloge (SAM) Antonis Martasidis (CYP) Vikas Thakur (IND) Ridge Barredo (AUS) Forrester Osei (GHA) Cédric Coret (MRI) Denis Essama Owona (CMR) Ruben Burger (RSA) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Taniela Rainibogi (FIJ) |
| TOTAL | 11 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Andrew Griffiths (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Junior Ngadja Nyabeyeu (CMR) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Jack Opeloge (SAM) Lovepreet Singh (IND) Pierre-Alexandre Besette (CAN) Jackson Roberts-Young (AUS) Hafiz Shamsuddin (MAS) Koale Junior Tasi Taala (NZL) Jordan Sakkas (WAL) Hanzala Dastigir Butt (PAK) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Sio Pomelile (TGA) |
| TOTAL | 11 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Gordon Shaw (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | David Liti (NZL) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Nooh Dastgir Butt (PAK) Gurdeep Singh (IND) Quinn Everett (CAN) Suamili Nanai (AUS) Petelo Lautusi (SAM) Ushan Charuka (SRI) Joseph Walton (WAL) Nathan Morris (RSA) Godfrey Baligeya (UGA) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Giovanni Toimata (NIU) |
| TOTAL | 11 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Noorin Gulam (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Stella Kingsley (NGR) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (IND) Dika Toua (PNG) Roilya Ranaivosoa (MRI) Hannah Kaminski (CAN) Tenishia Thornton (MLT) [lower-alpha 3] Hannah Powell (WAL) Srimali Samarakoon (SRI) Lisa Tobias (SCO) Winnifred Ntumi (GHA) Marja Akter Ekra (BAN) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Chan Ying Ying (SGP) |
| TOTAL | 11 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Fraer Morrow (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Adijat Olarinoye (NGR) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Bindyarani Devi (IND) Catrin Jones (WAL) Jenly Tegu Wini (SOL) Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet (CAN) Jessica Sewastenko (AUS) Jodey Hughes (SCO) Elly Cascandra Englebert (MAS) Tenishia Thornton (MLT) [lower-alpha 3] Chamari Warnakulasuriya (SRI) My-Only Stephen (NRU) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Sky Norris (JAM) |
| TOTAL | 11 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Jessica Gordon-Brown (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (NGR) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Tali Darsigny (CAN) Bindyarani Devi (IND) [lower-alpha 3] Brenna Kean (AUS) Popy Hazarika (IND) Clementina Agricole (SEY) Hannah Crymle (NIR) Anneke Spies (RSA) Marcetta Marlyne Marcus (MAS) Tenishia Thornton (MLT) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Sarah Ang (SGP) |
| TOTAL | 11 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Zoe Smith (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Sarah Cochrane (AUS) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 9 | Maude Charron (CAN) Islamiyat Yusuf (NGR) Popy Hazarika (IND) [lower-alpha 3] Emma McIntyre (NZL) Yasmin Zammit Stevens (MLT) Christie-Marie Williams (WAL) Caroline Doyle (NIR) Mabia Akter (BAN) Lesley Brown (SCO) Nicole Heng (SGP) Bernice Detudamo (NRU) Arshika Vijayabaskar (SRI) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Rachael Achieng (KEN) |
| TOTAL | 12 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Sarah Davies (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Joy Ogbonne Eze (NGR) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 9 | Kiana Elliott (AUS) Alexis Ashworth (CAN) Harjinder Kaur (IND) Faye Pittman (WAL) Nancy Genzel Abouke (NRU) Megan Signal (NZL) Yasmin Zammit Stevens (MLT) [lower-alpha 3] Alice Aitchison (SCO) Roberta Tabone (MLT) Ketty Lent (MRI) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Holly O'Shea (GIB) |
| TOTAL | 12 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Deborah Alawode (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Maya Laylor (CAN) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Punam Yadav (IND) Jeanne Gaëlle Eyenga (CMR) Liadi Taiwo (NGR) Ebony Gorincu (AUS) Nancy Genzel Abouke (NRU) [lower-alpha 3] Agata Herbert (SCO) Amy Salt (WAL) Renee Baarspul (NZL) Maximina Uepa (NRU) Niamh Menary (NIR) Monira Kazi (BAN) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Chloe Whylie (JAM) |
| TOTAL | 11 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Emily Sweeney (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Kristel Ngarlem (CAN) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Eileen Cikamatana (AUS) Clementine Meukeugni (CMR) Hayley Whiting (NZL) Mary Osijo (NGR) Bannur Natesh Usha (IND) Chathurika Priyanthi (SRI) Sientje Henderson (JAM) Imoasina Pelenato (SAM) Romantha Larue (SEY) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Ajah Pritchard-Lolo (VAN) |
| TOTAL | 11 |
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Emily Campbell (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Purnima Pandey (IND) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Feagaiga Stowers (SAM) Charisma Amoe-Tarrant (AUS) Kuinini Manumua (TGA) Emma Friesen (CAN) Manine Lynch (COK) Miniah Summerell (NZL) Trimalee Haputenne (SRI) Helen Seipua (FIJ) Rebecca Gilbert (NIR) Alison Sunee (MRI) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Elisia Scicluna (MLT) |
| TOTAL | 11 |
Chinthana Geetal Vidanage is a Sri Lankan weightlifter. He won a gold medal in the men's 62 kg category weightlifting; the first weightlifting gold medal for Sri Lanka in the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Australia. In, 2011 Vidanage was banned for four years for violating anti-doping rules.
Loa Dika Toua is a Papua New Guinean Olympian weightlifter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's −49 kg.
The Russian Federation competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was Russia's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
United Arab Emirates competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Mongolia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation made its debut in 1964, Mongolian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of its partial support to the Soviet boycott.
Morocco competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
Kenya competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Latvia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-Soviet era and eleventh overall in Summer Olympic history.
Mauritius competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
This article details the qualifying phase for weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games includes 260 athletes. Each competing nation is allowed to enter a maximum of 10 competitors, 6 men and 4 women. 2014 and 2015 World Weightlifting Championships are the main qualifying events for the 2016 Olympic games. NOCs achieve qualification places according to their position in the joint team classification by points adding those scored in the 2014 and 2015 World Championships. One continental qualification event is held for each continent in 2016. Only NOCs which have not gained quota places in the Main Qualification Events may obtain quota places.
Kyrgyzstan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
Nauru competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. The country's participation in Brazil was its sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Nauru's delegation included two participants: Ovini Uera, a judoka in the men's middleweight judo category; and Elson Brechtefeld in the men's 56 kg weightlifting competition. Uera qualified as Nauru's top-ranked judoka, in the IJF World Ranking List through a quota slot from the Oceania Judo Union. Brechtefeld qualified by grant from the International Weightlifting Federation of an unused quota place. Uera was eliminated by Varlam Liparteliani in the round of 16 and Brechtefeld finished 15th in his event.
Chaturanga Lakmal Jayasooriya Arachchilage also known as Chathuranga Lakmal is a Sri Lankan male weightlifter.
This article details the qualifying phase for weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games includes 196 athletes. Each competing nation is allowed to enter a maximum of 8 competitors, 4 men and 4 women. The IWF released its qualification list on 28 June 2021.
Cuba competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cuban delegation was their smallest since 1964, which coincidentally was also in Tokyo. It was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics. Cuba improved on its 2016 result, by winning 7 gold and 15 total medals after 5 and 11 in Rio.
Weightlifting was one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. This was the nineteenth staging of weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 1950, and the second staging within England specifically.
The weightlifting competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run from 7 to 11 August at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Several significant changes are instituted in the weightlifting program for Paris 2024, as the number of categories is trimmed from fourteen in Tokyo to ten. Furthermore, a total of 120 weightlifters, with an equal split between men and women, will compete in each of the ten weight classes, a massive drop from a full roster size of 196 at the previous Games.
This article details the qualifying phase for weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games comprises a total of 120 weightlifters coming from different nations; each is permitted to enter a maximum of three weightlifters per gender, and a maximum of one per weight category.