2016 in weightlifting
This article lists the main weightlifting events and their results for 2016.
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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:
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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]
- 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]
- 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]
- May 23 – 28: 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in
Suva[13]
- 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
- 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]
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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
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "Aquece Rio Weightlifting 2016 Page". Archived from the original on January 6, 2016.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "Kyrgyzstan weightlifter becomes first athlete stripped of Rio 2016 medal for doping". August 18, 2016.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "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.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "Results by Events - International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net.
- "EasyPO - Powerlifting, made Easy". www.easywl.com.
- "EasyPO - Powerlifting, made Easy". www.easywl.com.
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