Editions
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2005 | Mecca, Saudi Arabia |  Iraq |
| II | 2010 | Teheran, Iran | Games was canceled |
| III | 2013 | Palembang, Indonesia |  Indonesia |
| IV | 2017 | Baku, Azerbaijan |  Egypt |
| V | 2022 | Konya, Turkey |  Uzbekistan |
Weightlifting has been an event at the Islamic Solidarity Games since 2005 in Mecca.
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
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| I | 2005 | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | Iraq |
| II | 2010 | Teheran, Iran | Games was canceled |
| III | 2013 | Palembang, Indonesia | Indonesia |
| IV | 2017 | Baku, Azerbaijan | Egypt |
| V | 2022 | Konya, Turkey | Uzbekistan |
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia (INA) | 21 | 13 | 12 | 46 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 16 | 6 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 |  Turkey (TUR) | 14 | 14 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 11 | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 |  Iran (IRI) | 11 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| 6 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 9 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| 7 | Egypt (EGY) | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 8 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 10 |  Syria (SYR) | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 12 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 13 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 16 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 |  Oman (OMA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Libya (LBA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 |  Lebanon (LBN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 345 | |
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