Oceania Weightlifting Championships

The Oceania Weightlifting Championships is the continental weightlifting championships for Oceanian nations, organised by the Oceania Weightlifting Federation (OWF). Since 1993, the event also incorporates the South Pacific Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Editions edit

Year Edition Venue Ref
M W
1980 1   Melbourne, Australia [2]
1981 2   Brisbane, Australia [2]
1982 3   Apia, Samoa [2]
1984 4   Papeete, Tahiti [2]
1985 5   Auckland, New Zealand [2]
1986 6   Noumea, New Caledonia [2]
1987 7   Canberra, Australia [2]
1988 8   Papeete, Tahiti [2]
1989 9   Auckland, New Zealand [2]
1990 10   Melbourne, Australia [2]
1992 11   Auckland, New Zealand [2]
1993 12 1   Nauru [2]
1994 13 2   Guam [2]
1996 14 3   Apia, Samoa [2]
1997 15 4   Wellington, New Zealand [2]
1998 16 5   Nauru [2]
1999 17 6   Melbourne, Australia [2]
2000 18 7   Nauru [2]
2001 19 8   Auckland, New Zealand [2]
2002 20 9   Suva, Fiji [2]
2003 21 10   Nukuʻalofa, Tonga [2]
2004 22 11   Suva, Fiji [2]
2005 23 12   Melbourne, Australia [2]
2006 24 13   Apia, Samoa [2]
2007 25 14   Apia, Samoa [2]
2008 26 15   Auckland, New Zealand [2]
2009 27 16   Darwin, Australia [2]
2010 28 17   Suva, Fiji [2]
2011 30 18   Darwin, Australia [3]
2012 31 19   Apia, Samoa [4]
2013 32 20   Brisbane, Australia [5]
2014 33 21   Le Mont-Dore, New Caledonia [6]
2015[a] 34 22   Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [8]
2016 35 23   Suva, Fiji [9]
2017 36 24   Gold Coast, Australia [10]
2018 37 25   Le Mont-Dore, New Caledonia [11]
2019 38 26   Apia, Samoa [12]
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[13]
2021 39 27 Held online (various locations)[b]
2022[c] 40 28   Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands [17]
2023[d] 41 29   Honiara, Solomon Islands
2024 42 30   Auckland, New Zealand [19]
Notes
  1. ^ Held as part of the 2015 Pacific Games.[7]
  2. ^ The enduring impact of COVID-19 on the sporting calendar led to the 2021 championships being held in venues across Oceania with competitors and officials linked by video, as opposed to a single competition venue.[14][15]
  3. ^ Held as part of the 2022 Pacific Mini Games.[16]
  4. ^ Held as part of the 2023 Pacific Games.[18]

References edit

  1. ^ "Oceania Weightlifting | History". Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Oceania Winners (1980-2010)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
  3. ^ "Old BW | Results by Events | 2011". iwf.sport.
  4. ^ "Old BW | Results by Events | 2012". iwf.sport.
  5. ^ "Old BW | Results by Events | 2013". iwf.sport.
  6. ^ "Old BW | Results by Events | 2014". iwf.sport.
  7. ^ "2015 Oceania Senior, Junior & Youth Championships | Information Bulletin" (PDF). IWF/OWF. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Old BW | Results by Events | 2015". iwf.sport.
  9. ^ "Old BW | Results by Events | 2016". iwf.sport.
  10. ^ "Old BW | Results by Events | 2017". iwf.sport.
  11. ^ "Old BW | Results by Events | 2018". iwf.sport.
  12. ^ "OWF Calendar of Events for 2019" (PDF). www.oceaniaweightlifting.com.
  13. ^ "Oceania Championships and Commonwealth Championships postponed". IWF. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  14. ^ Sablan Jr., James (28 September 2021). "Labausa, Barnhouse compete in virtual Oceania weightlifting championships". Marianas Variety. Younis Art Studio Inc. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  15. ^ Coffa, Paul (27 September 2021). "2021 Oceania Championships - Results". Oceania Weightlifting. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  16. ^ Weightlifting Technical Manual (PDF). Northern Marianas 2022 Pacific Mini Games. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  17. ^ "results from the 2022 Pacific Mini Games & Oceania Championships". Oceania Weightlifting Federation. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  18. ^ "2023 PACIFIC GAMES & OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). OWF/OWF. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  19. ^ "2024 YOUTH, JUNIOR AND SENIOR OCEANIA WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND 21 - 25 FEBRUARY" (PDF). IWF. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

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