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| Weightlifting at the Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Events | 15 (men: 8; women: 7) |
| Games | |
Weightlifting events have been contested at Universiade three times as optional sport in 2011, 2013, and 2017.
| Games | Year | Host city | Host country |
|---|---|---|---|
| XXVI | 2011 | Shenzhen |  China |
| XXVII | 2013 | Kazan |  Russia |
| XXIX | 2017 | New Taipei |  Taiwan |
Medals are awarded in sixteen different weight classes: eight for men and eight for women.
| Event | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | –56 kg | –48 kg |
| 2 | 62 kg | 53 kg |
| 3 | 69 kg | 58 kg |
| 4 | 77 kg | 63 kg |
| 5 | 85 kg | 69 kg |
| 6 | 94 kg | 75 kg |
| 7 | 105 kg | 90 kg |
| 8 | +105 kg | +90 kg |
^1 : The records were set on the 2013 edition's women's +75 kg events.
Last updated after the 2017 Summer Universiade
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 |  North Korea (PRK) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 |  Armenia (ARM) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 |  Thailand (THA) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 8 |  Indonesia (INA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 |  Iran (IRN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 23 |  Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 | |
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