2016 in weightlifting

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
 * 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
 * April 7 – 10: Aquece Rio Weightlifting 2016 (South American Weightlifting Championship) in 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)
 * 🇨🇴 won the gold medal tally. Colombia and 🇧🇷 won 10 overall medals each.
 * May 30 – June 3: 2016 IWF Grand Prix #2 (International Fajr Cup) and Olympic Qualification Event in Tehran (debut event)
 * 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
 * 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.
 * 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
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * October 20 – 25: 2016 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Penang
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * November 13 – 17: 2016 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships in 🇲🇽 Mérida, Yucatán
 * 🇨🇳 won the gold medal tally. 🇲🇽 and won 8 overall medals each.

Continental & regional weightlifting championships

 * April 8 – 16: 2016 European Weightlifting Championships in 🇳🇴 Førde
 * 🇦🇲 and 🇹🇷 won 3 gold medals each. 🇷🇴 won the overall medal tally.
 * April 22 – 30: 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships in 🇺🇿 Tashkent
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * April 23 – 30: 2016 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships in San Salvador
 * 🇨🇴 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * May 7 – 13: 2016 African Weightlifting Championships in 🇨🇲 Yaoundé
 * and 🇹🇳 won 4 gold medals each. Tunisia won the overall medal tally.
 * May 23 – 28: 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Suva
 * 🇦🇺 and won 3 gold medals each. Australia won the overall medal tally.
 * June 4 – 11: 2016 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in 🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * 🇨🇴 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * September 10 – 17: 2016 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in 🇵🇱 Nowy Tomyśl
 * 🇦🇲, 🇧🇬, 🇷🇴, and 🇺🇦 won 2 gold medals each. 🇷🇺 won the overall medal tally.
 * October 25 – 29: 2016 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Penang
 * 🇮🇳 won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
 * November 8 – 16: 2016 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in 🇯🇵 Tokyo
 * Junior: 🇹🇭 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * Youth: won the gold medal tally. Iran, 🇮🇳, and  won 7 overall medals each.
 * December 2 – 10: 2016 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in 🇮🇱 Eilat
 * 🇺🇦 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * December 8 – 15: 2016 African Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championships in 🇪🇬 Cairo
 * Junior: 🇪🇬 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * Youth: 🇪🇬 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2016 IPC Powerlifting World Cup

 * January 21 – 23: PWC #1 in 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro (Paralympic Test Event)
 * 🇧🇷 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * February 15 – 19: PWC #2 in Dubai
 * 🇪🇬 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * February 24 – 28: PWC #3 (final) in 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur
 * 🇨🇳 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.