Weightlifting was one of the sports contested at the

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, held in

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. This was the nineteenth staging of

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since its inclusion in 1950, and the second staging within England specifically. The competition took place between 30 July and 3 August 2022, spread across sixteen weight classes (eight per gender).

Schedule

The competition schedule is as follows:

Venue

The weightlifting competitions will be held at the

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. Five other sports -

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, para powerlifting and

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- will also take place there.

Qualification

A total of 180 weightlifters (90 per gender) qualify to compete at the Games. Nations may earn one quota per weight class, allocated as follows: * The host nation. * The 2021 Commonwealth champion. * Athletes on the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List as of 28 February 2022. * Recipient of a CGF/IWF Bipartite Invitation.

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Men's events

Women's events

Participating nations

There were 37 participating

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(CGA's) in weightlifting with a total of 174 (90 men and 84 women) athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

References

External links

Results Book – Weightlifting
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Weightlifting in the United Kingdom