Weightlifting at the Pacific Games
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Weightlifting at the Pacific Games has been contested since 1966 when it was included as one of twelve sports at the Second South Pacific Games held in Nouméa, New Caledonia.[1] A weightlifting competition for women was introduced in 1995 for the games in Papeete.
Weightlifting has also been included in many of the Pacific Mini Games, starting with the third edition held at Nuku'alofa, in Tonga, in 1989. It was at this Mini Games that the number of medals events in each weight division was increased from one (for the overall total) to three (by awarding extra medals for the snatch and clean and jerk).[2] This rule change was then adopted for the main Pacific Games from 1991 onwards.[2]
Pacific Games
The weight classes contested at each Pacific Games for weightlifting are listed in the table below. The nationality of the gold medal winner for the combined total in each class is indicated by a flag icon and three letter country code, where this information is known; otherwise an (X) is used. Moving the cursor onto a country code with a dotted underline will reveal the name of the gold medal winner. A dash (–) indicates a weight division that was not contested.[A]
Men's weightlifting
Games | Host city | Weight class | Medal events | Refs | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fly | Bantam | Feather | Light | Middle | Light Heavy | Middle Heavy | First Heavy | Heavy | Super Heavy | |||||
I | 1963 | Suva | Not contested in 1963 | | ||||||||||
– | 56 kg | 60 kg | 67.5 kg | 75 kg | 82.5 kg | 90 kg | – | 90 kg+ | – | |||||
II | 1966 | Nouméa | – | ![]() FIJ | ![]() PNG | ![]() FIJ | ![]() WSM | ![]() WSM | ![]() FIJ | – | ![]() FIJ | – | 7 | [B] |
52 kg | 56 kg | 60 kg | 67.5 kg | 75 kg | 82.5 kg | 90 kg | – | 110 kg | 110 kg+ | |||||
III | 1969 | Port Moresby | ![]() NCL | ![]() PNG | ![]() PNG | ![]() PNG | ![]() WSM | ![]() NCL | ![]() FIJ | – | ![]() FIJ | ![]() NCL | 9 | [5] [6][7] |
IV | 1971 | Papeete | ![]() WSM | ![]() PNG | ![]() PNG | ![]() PNG | ![]() WSM | ![]() FIJ | ![]() WSM | – | ![]() WSM | ![]() NCL | 9 | [8] |
V | 1975 | Tumon | ![]() PNG | ![]() WSM | ![]() PNG | ![]() PNG | ![]() WSM | ![]() WSM | ![]() WSM | – | ![]() WSM | ![]() WSM | 9 | [9] |
52 kg | 56 kg | 60 kg | 67.5 kg | 75 kg | 82.5 kg | 90 kg | 100 kg | 110 kg | 110 kg+ | |||||
VI | 1979 | Suva | ![]() TAH | ![]() WSM | ![]() WSM | ![]() WSM | ![]() PNG | ![]() TAH | ![]() WSM | ![]() WSM | ![]() FIJ | ![]() WSM | 10 | [10][11] |
VII | 1983 | Apia | X | ![]() | X | X | X | X | X | X | ![]() FIJ | X | 10 | [2] [12] |
VIII | 1987 | Nouméa | ![]() PNG | ![]() PNG | ![]() PNG | ![]() WLF | ![]() TAH | ![]() PNG | ![]() TAH | ![]() TAH | ![]() TAH | ![]() WLF | 10 | [13] |
IX | 1991 | Port Moresby | ![]() PNG | ![]() WSM | ![]() WSM | ![]() NRU | ![]() WSM | ![]() PNG | ![]() ASM | ![]() WSM | ![]() ASM | ![]() WSM | 30 | [14] |
54 kg | 59 kg | 64 kg | 70 kg | 76 kg | 83 kg | 91 kg | 99 kg | 108 kg | 108 kg+ | |||||
X | 1995 | Papeete | ![]() FIJ | ![]() PNG | ![]() PNG | ![]() PNG | ![]() FIJ | ![]() WLF | ![]() PNG | ![]() COK | ![]() NCL | ![]() WLF | 30 | [15] |
– | 56 kg | 62 kg | 69 kg | 77 kg | 85 kg | 94 kg | – | 105 kg | 105 kg+ | |||||
XI | 1999 | Santa Rita | – | ![]() FSM | ![]() NRU | ![]() SAM | ![]() NRU | ![]() SAM | ![]() NRU | – | ![]() WLF | ![]() NRU | 24 | [16] |
XII | 2003 | Suva | – | ![]() PNG | ![]() FSM | ![]() NRU | ![]() FIJ | ![]() KIR | ![]() SAM | – | ![]() NCL | ![]() NRU | 24 | [17] |
XIII | 2007 | Apia | – | ![]() FSM | ![]() NRU | ![]() FIJ | ![]() NRU | ![]() SAM | ![]() SAM | – | ![]() SAM | ![]() NRU | 24 | [18] |
XIV | 2011 | Nouméa | – | ![]() FIJ | ![]() FSM | ![]() NRU | ![]() TON | ![]() PNG | ![]() SAM | – | ![]() SAM | ![]() NRU | 24 | [19] |
XV | 2015 | Port Moresby | – | ![]() FIJ | ![]() PNG | ![]() FSM | ![]() PNG | ![]() SAM | ![]() PNG | – | ![]() KIR | ![]() NRU | 24 | [20] |
55 kg | 61 kg | 67 kg | 73 kg | 81 kg | 89 kg | 96 kg | 102 kg | 109 kg | 109 kg+ | |||||
XVI | 2019 | Apia | ![]() NRU | ![]() PNG | ![]() SAM | ![]() AUS | ![]() NZL | ![]() SAM | ![]() PNG | ![]() KIR | ![]() SAM | ![]() TGA | 30 | [21] |
XVII | 2023 | Honiara | ![]() MHL | ![]() SOL | ![]() SAM | 30 | [21] |
Women's weightlifting
Games | Host city | Weight class | Medal events | Refs | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fly | Bantam | Feather | Light | Middle | Light Heavy | Middle Heavy | First Heavy | Heavy | Super Heavy | |||||
– | – | 54 kg | 58 kg | 64 kg | 70 kg | 76 kg | 83 kg | – | 83 kg+ | |||||
X | 1995 | Papeete | – | – | ![]() TAH | ![]() FIJ | ![]() TAH | ![]() TAH | ![]() TAH | ![]() TAH | – | ![]() WLF | 21 | [15] |
– | 48 kg | 53 kg | 58 kg | 63 kg | 69 kg | 75 kg | – | – | 75 kg+ | |||||
XI | 1999 | Santa Rita | – | ![]() NRU | ![]() NRU | ![]() NRU | ![]() FIJ | ![]() PNG | ![]() NRU | – | – | ![]() NRU | 21 | [16] |
XII | 2003 | Suva | – | ![]() NRU | ![]() PNG | ![]() NRU | ![]() FIJ | ![]() NRU | ![]() NRU | – | – | ![]() NRU | 21 | [22] |
XIII | 2007 | Apia | – | ![]() NRU | ![]() PNG | ![]() PNG | ![]() PLW | ![]() PNG | ![]() SAM | – | – | ![]() SAM | 21 | [18] |
XIV | 2011 | Nouméa | – | ![]() PNG | ![]() PNG | ![]() FIJ | ![]() PNG | ![]() PNG | ![]() SAM | – | – | ![]() SAM | 21 | [19] |
XV | 2015 | Port Moresby | – | ![]() PNG | ![]() AUS | ![]() SOL | ![]() AUS | ![]() PNG | ![]() SAM | – | – | ![]() SAM | 21 | [20] |
45 kg | 49 kg | 55 kg | 59 kg | 64 kg | 71 kg | 76 kg | 81 kg | 87 kg | 87 kg+ | |||||
XVI | 2019 | Apia | ![]() KIR | ![]() PNG | ![]() SOL | ![]() AUS | ![]() AUS | ![]() NRU | ![]() NZL | ![]() SAM | ![]() AUS | ![]() NZL | 30 | [21] |
XVII | 2023 | Honiara | ![]() GUM | ![]() PNG | ![]() SOL | ![]() MHL | 30 |
Pacific Mini Games
Men's
Games | Host city | Weight class | Medal events | Refs | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fly | Bantam | Feather | Light | Middle | Light Heavy | Middle Heavy | First Heavy | Heavy | Super Heavy | |||||
52 kg | 56 kg | 60 kg | 67.5 kg | 75 kg | 82.5 kg | 90 kg | 100 kg | 110 kg | 110 kg+ | |||||
III | 1989 | Nuku'alofa | X | X | ![]() NRU | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 30 | [23] |
54 kg | 59 kg | 64 kg | 70 kg | 76 kg | 83 kg | 91 kg | 99 kg | 108 kg | 108 kg+ | |||||
V | 1997 | Pago Pago | ![]() NRU | ![]() PNG | ![]() NRU | ![]() NRU | ![]() WSM | ![]() FIJ | – | ![]() NRU | ![]() NCL | ![]() ASM | 27 | [24] |
56 kg | 62 kg | 69 kg | 77 kg | 85 kg | 94 kg | 105 kg | 105 kg+ | |||||||
VII | 2005 | Koror | – | ![]() NRU | ![]() FSM | ![]() FIJ | ![]() NRU | ![]() SAM | ![]() FIJ | – | ![]() SAM | ![]() NRU | 24 | [25][26] |
VIII | 2009 | Rarotonga | – | ![]() FIJ | ![]() FSM | ![]() KIR | ![]() FIJ | ![]() NRU | ![]() KIR | – | ![]() KIR | ![]() NRU | 24 | [27] |
IX | 2013 | Mata-Utu | – | X | X | X | X | X | X | – | X | X | 24 | [28][29] [30][31] |
X | 2017 | Port Vila | – | ![]() FIJ | ![]() PNG | X | X | X | X | – | X | X | 24 | |
55 kg | 61 kg | 67 kg | 73 kg | 81 kg | 89 kg | 96 kg | 102 kg | 109 kg | 109 kg+ | |||||
XI | 2022 | Saipan | ![]() NMI | ![]() PNG | ![]() KIR | ![]() TUV | ![]() PLW | ![]() AUS | ![]() TGA | ![]() NMI | ![]() NMI | ![]() NMI | 30 |
Women's
Games | Host city | Weight class | Medal events | Refs | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fly | Bantam | Feather | Light | Middle | Light Heavy | Middle Heavy | First Heavy | Heavy | Super Heavy | |||||
46 kg | 50 kg | 54 kg | 59 kg | 64 kg | 70 kg | 76 kg | – | 83 kg | 83 kg+ | |||||
III | 1989 | Nuku'alofa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | |
V | 1997 | Pago Pago | ![]() NRU | ![]() NRU | ![]() NRU | ![]() NRU | ![]() NRU | ![]() NRU | ![]() NRU | – | ![]() NRU | ![]() FIJ | 27 | [24] |
48 kg | 53 kg | 58 kg | 63 kg | 69 kg | 75 kg | 75 kg+ | ||||||||
VII | 2005 | Koror | – | ![]() NRU | ![]() PNG | ![]() PNG | ![]() PLW | ![]() FIJ | ![]() NRU | – | ![]() NRU | – | 21 | [32] |
VIII | 2009 | Rarotonga | – | – | – | ![]() FIJ | ![]() SAM | ![]() SAM | ![]() SAM | – | ![]() SAM | – | 15 | [33] |
IX | 2013 | Mata-Utu | – | X | – | X | X | X | X | – | X | – | 18 | [28][29] [30][31] |
48 kg | 53 kg | 58 kg | 63 kg | 69 kg | 75 kg | 90 kg | 90 kg+ | |||||||
X | 2017 | Port Vila | – | ![]() PNG | ![]() PNG | ![]() SOL | ![]() MHL | ![]() NZL | ![]() FIJ | – | ![]() FIJ | ![]() SAM | 24 | [34] |
45 kg | 49 kg | 55 kg | 59 kg | 64 kg | 71 kg | 76 kg | 81 kg | 87 kg | 87 kg+ | |||||
XI | 2022 | Saipan | ![]() GUM | ![]() PNG | ![]() SOL | ![]() AUS | ![]() GUM | ![]() AUS | ![]() AUS | ![]() SAM | ![]() AUS | ![]() SAM | 30 |
See also
Notes
- ^ The number of weight classes used by the IWF has changed over the years and the definition of each class has also changed several times.[35][36] – See: Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics.
- ^ Fiji won four weight divisions in 1966, Western Samoa won two and Papua and New Guinea won one.[3][4]
References
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