2018 in weightlifting
This article lists the main weightlifting events and their results for 2018.
World weightlifting championships
- July 7–14: 2018 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in
Tashkent[1]
- Uzbekistan won the gold medal tally.
United States won the overall medal tally.
- September 20–23: 2018 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships in
Biała Podlaska[2][3]
- Both
Japan and 
Chinese Taipei won 3 gold medals and 8 overall medals each.
- Both
- November 1–10: 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in
Ashgabat[4]
China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Continental and regional weightlifting championships
- March 23–30: 2018 African Junior & Youth Weightlifting Championships in
Cairo[5][6]
- March 26 – April 1: 2018 European Weightlifting Championships in
Bucharest[7]
- April 20–30: 2018 Asian Junior & Youth Weightlifting Championships in Urgench[8][9]
- Junior: Uzbekistan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Youth: Uzbekistan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior:
- May 12–19: 2018 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in
Santo Domingo[10]
- May 28–31: 2018 South American Weightlifting Championships in
Cochabamba (in conjunction with the 2018 South American Games)[11]
Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 3–10: 2018 Pan American Youth Weightlifting Championships in Palmira[12]
- June 26–30: 2018 Oceania Senior, Junior, & Youth Weightlifting Championships in
/
Le Mont-Dore[13][14][15]
- Senior:
Papua New Guinea won the gold medal tally. 
New Zealand and 
Nauru won ten overall medals each. - Junior: Nauru won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Youth: Nauru won the gold medal tally.
Australia won the overall medal tally.
- Senior:
- July 22–29: 2018 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in
Milan[16]
- September 5–12: 2018 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships in Manizales[17]
- Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 20–27: 2018 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in Zamość[18]
References
- ^ 2018 World Junior Weightlifting Championships Results Page
- ^ FISU's 2018 World University Weightlifting Championships Page
- ^ IWF's 2018 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships Results Page
- ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Website". Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ 2018 African Junior Weightlifting Championships Results Page
- ^ 2018 African Youth Weightlifting Championships Results Page
- ^ 2018 European Weightlifting Championships Results Page
- ^ 2018 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships Results Page
- ^ 2018 Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships Results Page
- ^ "2018 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Final Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ "2018 South American Games Weightlifting Page". Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ 2018 Pan American Youth Weightlifting Championships Results Page
- ^ 2018 Oceania Youth Weightlifting Championships Results Page
- ^ 2018 Oceania Junior Weightlifting Championships Results Page
- ^ 2018 Oceania Senior Weightlifting Championships Results Page
- ^ 2018 European Youth Weightlifting Championships Results Page
- ^ 2018 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships Results Page
- ^ 2018 European Junior Weightlifting Championships Website
- ^ Exclusive: Spain loses weightlifting championships because of political stance over Kosovo