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
- Men's 94 kg winner:
- April 7 – 10: Aquece Rio Weightlifting 2016 (South American Weightlifting Championship) in
Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)
[2]
- 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
- Men's 85 kg winner:
- 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]
- Note:
- 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]
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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]
- April 22 – 30:
2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships in
Tashkent
[10]
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China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 23 – 30: 2016 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships in
San Salvador
[11]
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Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 7 – 13:
2016 African Weightlifting Championships in
Yaoundé
[12]
- May 23 – 28:
2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in
Suva
[13]
- June 4 – 11:
2016 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in
Cartagena, Colombia
[14]
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Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 10 – 17: 2016 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in
Nowy Tomyśl
- October 25 – 29: 2016 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in
Penang
[15]
- 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.
- Junior:
- 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]
2016 IPC Powerlifting World Cup
- January 21 – 23: PWC #1 in
Rio de Janeiro (Paralympic Test Event)
[21]
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Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 15 – 19: PWC #2 in
Dubai
[22]
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Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 24 – 28: PWC #3 (final) in
Kuala Lumpur
[23]
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China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
References
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- ^ "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.
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