Weightlifting at the Pacific Games has been contested since 1966 when it was included as one of twelve sports at the Second South Pacific Games held in Nouméa, New Caledonia. A weightlifting competition for women was introduced in 1995 for the games in Papeete.
Weightlifting has also been included in many of the Pacific Mini Games, starting with the third edition held at Nuku'alofa, in Tonga, in 1989. It was at this Mini Games that the number of medals events in each weight division was increased from one (for the overall total) to three (by awarding extra medals for the snatch and clean and jerk). This rule change was then adopted for the main Pacific Games from 1991 onwards.
Pacific Games The weight classes contested at each Pacific Games for weightlifting are listed in the table below. The nationality of the gold medal winner for the combined total in each class is indicated by a flag icon and three letter country code, where this information is known; otherwise an (X) is used. Moving the cursor onto a country code with a dotted underline will reveal the name of the gold medal winner. A dash (–) indicates a weight division that was not contested.
Men's weightlifting
Games Host city Weight class Medalevents Refs Fly Bantam Feather Light Middle LightHeavy MiddleHeavy First<br/ >Heavy Heavy SuperHeavy I 1963 Suva Not contested in 1963 –56 kg60 kg67.5 kg75 kg82.5 kg90 kg–90 kg+– II 1966 Nouméa – ––7 52 kg56 kg60 kg67.5 kg75 kg82.5 kg90 kg–110 kg110 kg+ III 1969 Port Moresby –9IV 1971 Papeete –9 V 1975 Tumon –952 kg56 kg60 kg67.5 kg75 kg82.5 kg90 kg100 kg110 kg110 kg+ VI 1979 Suva 10 VII 1983 Apia X X X X X X X X10 VIII 1987 Nouméa 10 IX 1991 Port Moresby 3054 kg59 kg64 kg70 kg76 kg83 kg91 kg99 kg108 kg108 kg+ X 1995 Papeete 30–56 kg62 kg69 kg77 kg85 kg94 kg–105 kg105 kg+ XI 1999 Santa Rita ––24 XII 2003 Suva ––24 XIII 2007 Apia ––24 XIV 2011 Nouméa ––24 XV 2015 Port Moresby ––2455 kg61 kg67 kg73 kg81 kg89 kg96 kg102 kg109 kg109 kg+ XVI 2019 Apia 30 XVII 2023 Honiara 30
Women's weightlifting Games Host city Weight class Medalevents Refs Fly Bantam Feather Light Middle LightHeavy MiddleHeavy First<br/ >Heavy Heavy SuperHeavy ––54 kg58 kg64 kg70 kg76 kg83 kg–83 kg+ X 1995 Papeete –– –21–48 kg53 kg58 kg63 kg69 kg75 kg––75 kg+ XI 1999 Santa Rita –––21 XII 2003 Suva –––21 XIII 2007 Apia –––21 XIV 2011 Nouméa –––21 XV 2015 Port Moresby –––2145 kg49 kg55 kg59 kg64 kg71 kg76 kg81 kg87 kg87 kg+ XVI 2019 Apia 30 XVII 2023 Honiara 30
Pacific Mini Games
Men's Games Host city Weight class Medalevents Refs Fly Bantam Feather Light Middle LightHeavy MiddleHeavy First<br/ >Heavy Heavy SuperHeavy 52 kg56 kg60 kg67.5 kg75 kg82.5 kg90 kg100 kg110 kg110 kg+ III 1989 Nuku'alofa X X X X X X X X X3054 kg59 kg64 kg70 kg76 kg83 kg91 kg99 kg108 kg108 kg+ V 1997 Pago Pago –27 56 kg62 kg69 kg77 kg85 kg94 kg 105 kg105 kg+ VII 2005 Koror – –24 VIII 2009 Rarotonga – –24 IX 2013 Mata-Utu – X X X X X X – X X24 X 2017 Port Vila – X X X X – X X2455 kg61 kg67 kg73 kg81 kg89 kg96 kg102 kg109 kg109 kg+ XI 2022 Saipan 30
Women's Games Host city Weight class Medalevents Refs Fly Bantam Feather Light Middle LightHeavy MiddleHeavy First<br/ >Heavy Heavy SuperHeavy 46 kg50 kg54 kg59 kg64 kg70 kg76 kg–83 kg83 kg+ III 1989 Nuku'alofa ––––––––––9 V 1997 Pago Pago –27 48 kg53 kg58 kg63 kg69 kg75 kg 75 kg+ VII 2005 Koror –––21 VIII 2009 Rarotonga –––––15 IX 2013 Mata-Utu – X– X X X X– X–18 48 kg53 kg58 kg63 kg69 kg75 kg 90 kg90 kg+ X 2017 Port Vila ––24 45 kg49 kg55 kg59 kg64 kg71 kg76 kg81 kg87 kg87 kg+ XI 2022 Saipan 30
See also Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics
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