2009 in weightlifting

This article lists the main weightlifting events and their results for 2009.

World weightlifting championships

 * May 19 – ?: 2009 World Youth Weightlifting Championships in 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * June 14 – ?: 2009 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in 🇷🇴 Bucharest
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * November 19 – 29: 2009 World Weightlifting Championships in 🇰🇷 Goyang
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Continental & regional weightlifting championships

 * March 18 – ?: 2009 European Union Weightlifting Championships in 🇵🇱 Ciechanów
 * Men's 56 kg winner: 🇵🇱 Maciej Przepiórkiewicz
 * Men's 62 kg winner: 🇵🇱 Damian Wisniewski
 * Men's 69 kg winner: 🇪🇸 Isaac Julian Morillas Sanchez
 * Men's 77 kg winner: 🇵🇱 Roman Klis
 * Women's 48 kg winner: 🇪🇸 María Cabrera
 * Women's 53 kg winner: 🇵🇱 Marzena Karpińska
 * Women's 58 kg winner: 🇵🇱 Joanna Łochowska
 * Women's 63 kg winner: 🇪🇸 Sheila Ramos Gonzalez
 * April 4 – ?: 2009 European Weightlifting Championships in 🇷🇴 Bucharest
 * 🇷🇺 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * May 9 – ?: 2009 Asian Weightlifting Championships in 🇰🇿 Taldıqorğan
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * May 12 – ?: 2009 Oceania Senior & Junior Weightlifting Championships in 🇦🇺 Darwin
 * Senior: 🇦🇺 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * Junior: 🇦🇺 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * June 3 – ?: 2009 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in 🇺🇸 Chicago
 * 🇨🇴 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * July 1 – ?: 2009 GCC Senior & Junior Weightlifting Championships in Fujairah
 * Senior (Men only): won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * Junior (Men only): won the gold medal tally. Saudi Arabia and  won 8 overall medals each.
 * July 25 – ?: 2009 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in 🇸🇪 Landskrona
 * 🇧🇬 and 🇹🇷 won 3 gold medals each. 🇷🇺 won the overall medal tally.
 * July 31 – ?: 2009 African Senior, Junior, & Youth Weightlifting Championships in 🇺🇬 Kampala
 * Senior: 🇹🇳 won the gold medal tally. 🇨🇲 won the overall medal tally.
 * Junior: 🇨🇲, 🇪🇬, and won 3 gold medals each. Cameroon, Egypt, South Africa, 🇹🇳, and 🇺🇬 won 6 overall medals each.
 * Youth: 🇪🇬 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * September 6 – ?: 2009 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in 🇮🇱 Eilat
 * 🇷🇺 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * October 11 – ?: 2009 European U23 Weightlifting Championships in 🇵🇱 Władysławowo
 * 🇵🇱 won the gold medal tally. 🇷🇺 won the overall medal tally.
 * October 19 – ?: 2009 Commonwealth Senior & Junior Weightlifting Championships in Penang
 * Senior: 🇮🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * Junior: 🇮🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * October 20 – ?: 2009 Pan American Youth Weightlifting Championships in
 * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * December 16 – ?: 2009 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships in Dubai
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.