2016 in weightlifting

This article lists the main weightlifting events and their results for 2016.

2016 Summer Olympics (IWF)

• March 18 – 20: 2016 IWF Grand Prix #1 (Russian Federation President's Cup) and Olympic Qualification Event in Kazan^[1]
  • Men's 94 kg winner: Adam Maligov
  • Men's 105 kg winner: Jaroslaw Pawel Samoraj
  • Men's +105 kg winner: Ruben Aleksanyan
  • Women's 75 kg winner: Johanie Filiatreault
  • Women's +75 kg winner: Hripsime Khurshudyan
• April 7 – 10: Aquece Rio Weightlifting 2016 (South American Weightlifting Championship) in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[2]
  •  Colombia won the gold medal tally. Colombia and  Brazil won 10 overall medals each.
• May 30 – June 3: 2016 IWF Grand Prix #2 (International Fajr Cup) and Olympic Qualification Event in Tehran (debut event)^[3]
  • Men's 85 kg winner: Kianoush Rostami
  • Men's 94 kg winner: Sohrab Moradi
  • Men's 105 kg winner: Mohammad Reza Barari
  • Men's +105 kg winner: Behdad Salimikordasiabi
• August 6 – 16: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Riocentro
  • Men
  • Men's 56 kg: Long Qingquan (WR & OR); Om Yun-chol; Sinphet Kruaithong
  • Men's 62 kg: Óscar Figueroa; Eko Yuli Irawan; Farkhad Kharki
  • Men's 69 kg: Shi Zhiyong; Daniyar Ismayilov; Luis Javier Mosquera
    • Note: Izzat Artykov was disqualified from the 69 kg event, due to doping.^[4]
  • Men's 77 kg: Nijat Rahimov (WR); Lü Xiaojun; Mohamed Ihab
  • Men's 85 kg: Kianoush Rostami (WR); Tian Tao; Gabriel Sîncrăian
  • Men's 94 kg: Sohrab Moradi; Vadzim Straltsou; Aurimas Didžbalis
  • Men's 105 kg: Ruslan Nurudinov (OR); Simon Martirosyan; Aleksandr Zaychikov
  • Men's +105 kg: Lasha Talakhadze (WR & OR); Gor Minasyan; Irakli Turmanidze
  • Women
  • Women's 48 kg: Sopita Tanasan; Sri Wahyuni Agustiani; Hiromi Miyake
  • Women's 53 kg: Hsu Shu-ching; Hidilyn Diaz; Yoon Jin-hee
  • Women's 58 kg: Sukanya Srisurat (OR); Pimsiri Sirikaew; Kuo Hsing-chun
  • Women's 63 kg: Deng Wei (WR & OR); Choe Hyo-sim; Karina Goricheva
  • Women's 69 kg: Xiang Yanmei; Zhazira Zhapparkul; Sara Ahmed
  • Women's 75 kg: Rim Jong-sim; Darya Naumava; Lydia Valentín
  • Women's +75 kg: Meng Suping; Kim Kuk-hyang; Sarah Robles

World weightlifting championships

• June 24 – July 2: 2016 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Tbilisi^[5]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 20 – 25: 2016 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Penang^[6]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 13 – 17: 2016 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships in Mérida, Yucatán^[7]
  •  China won the gold medal tally.  Mexico and  Chinese Taipei won 8 overall medals each.

Continental & regional weightlifting championships

• April 8 – 16: 2016 European Weightlifting Championships in Førde^[8][9]
  •  Armenia and  Turkey won 3 gold medals each.  Romania won the overall medal tally.
• April 22 – 30: 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent^[10]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 23 – 30: 2016 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships in San Salvador^[11]
  •  Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 7 – 13: 2016 African Weightlifting Championships in Yaoundé^[12]
  •  Nigeria and  Tunisia won 4 gold medals each. Tunisia won the overall medal tally.
• May 23 – 28: 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Suva^[13]
  •  Australia and  Fiji won 3 gold medals each. Australia won the overall medal tally.
• June 4 – 11: 2016 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Cartagena, Colombia^[14]
  •  Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 10 – 17: 2016 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Nowy Tomyśl
  •  Armenia,  Bulgaria,  Romania, and  Ukraine won 2 gold medals each.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
• October 25 – 29: 2016 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Penang^[15]
  •  India won the gold medal tally.  Malaysia won the overall medal tally.
• November 8 – 16: 2016 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tokyo^[16][17]
  • Junior:  Thailand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Youth:  Iran won the gold medal tally. Iran,  India, and  Chinese Taipei won 7 overall medals each.
• December 2 – 10: 2016 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in Eilat^[18]
  •  Ukraine won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• December 8 – 15: 2016 African Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championships in Cairo^[19][20]
  • Junior:  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Youth:  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2016 IPC Powerlifting World Cup

• January 21 – 23: PWC #1 in Rio de Janeiro (Paralympic Test Event)^[21]
  •  Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 15 – 19: PWC #2 in Dubai^[22]
  •  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 24 – 28: PWC #3 (final) in Kuala Lumpur^[23]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

References

1. "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
2. "Aquece Rio Weightlifting 2016 Page". Archived from the original on January 6, 2016.
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4. "Kyrgyzstan weightlifter becomes first athlete stripped of Rio 2016 medal for doping". August 18, 2016.
5. "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
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8. "European Weightlifting Championship 2016 Førde, Norway - European Weightlifting Championship Førde 2016". European Weightlifting Championship Førde 2016. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
9. "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
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12. "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
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17. "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
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19. "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
20. "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
21. "EasyPO - Powerlifting, made Easy". www.easywl.com.
22. "EasyPO - Powerlifting, made Easy". www.easywl.com.
23. • Day 1 results
    • Day 2 results
    • Day 3 results
    • Day 4 results

External links

• International Weightlifting Federation Website