2015 in weightlifting

This article lists the main weightlifting events and their results for 2015.

IWF Grand Prix

 * September 21 – 23: 2015 IWF Grand Prix (Rio 2016 Olympic Qualifying Event) in 🇨🇳 Fuzhou
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies in both men's and women's events.
 * December 12 & 13: 2015 IWF Grand Prix (5th Russian Federation President's Cup) in 🇷🇺 Grozny
 * Men: 🇰🇿 and 🇷🇺 won 4 gold and 9 overall medals each.
 * Women: 🇷🇺 and the 🇺🇸 won 3 gold medals each. 🇰🇿 won all six silver medals in the event.

World weightlifting championships

 * April 7 – 12: 2015 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in 🇵🇪 Lima


 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * June 6 – 14: 2015 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in 🇵🇱 Wrocław


 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * November 20 – 29: 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in 🇺🇸 Houston
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies in Big and Small categories.

Continental weightlifting championships

 * January 1 – 7: 2015 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in 🇶🇦 Doha


 * Junior: 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.


 * Youth: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * April 9 – 18: 2015 European Weightlifting Championships in Tbilisi


 * 🇺🇦 won the gold medal tally. 🇷🇺 won the overall medal tally.
 * May 5 – 10: 2015 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships in 🇨🇴 Cartagena


 * Junior Men: Host nation, 🇨🇴, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.


 * Junior Women: The 🇩🇴 won the gold medal tally. 🇨🇴 won the overall medal tally.
 * August 1 – 9: 2015 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in 🇸🇪 Landskrona
 * Men's U15: 🇧🇾 won the gold medal tally. 🇹🇷 won the overall medal tally.
 * Women's U15: 🇷🇴 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * Men's U17: 🇦🇲 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * Women's U17: 🇵🇱 won the gold medal tally. 🇷🇺 won the overall medal tally.
 * September 3 – 12: 2015 Asian Weightlifting Championships in 🇹🇭 Phuket
 * Note: This event was scheduled to be held in Kathmandu in July. However, it was moved from there following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.
 * 🇨🇳 won the big and small rankings (gold and overall medal tallies).
 * September 15 – 20: 2015 Pan American Youth Weightlifting Championships in 🇲🇽 San Luis Potosí
 * Youth Men: 🇨🇴 won the gold medal tally. 🇲🇽 won the overall medal tally.
 * Youth Women: 🇪🇨 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * October 2 – 11: 2015 European Junior and U23 Weightlifting Championships in 🇱🇹 Klaipėda
 * 🇷🇺 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * Men's Junior Team winners: 🇺🇦
 * Men's U23 Team winners: 🇷🇺
 * Women's Junior Team winners: 🇷🇺
 * Women's U23 Team winners: 🇹🇷
 * October 11 – 16: 2015 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in 🇮🇳 Pune
 * Youth: 🇮🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * Junior: 🇮🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * Senior: 🇮🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

IPC Powerlifting Regional Championships

 * April 25 – 29: 2015 IPC Powerlifting Americas Open Championships in 🇲🇽 Mexico City


 * Host nation, 🇲🇽, won the gold medal tally. 🇧🇷 won the overall medal tally.
 * July 26 – 30: 2015 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships in 🇰🇿 Almaty
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * November 24 – 28: 2015 IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships in 🇭🇺 Eger
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.