Weightlifting at the Pacific Games

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.

Gold medallist Manuel Minginfel of the Federated States of Micronesia on the medal dais with fellow competitors from the 56 kg class at Apia in 2007.

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

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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

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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  WSM 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

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Games Host city Weight class Medal
events
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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

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Men's

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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

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Fiji won four weight divisions in 1966, Western Samoa won two and Papua and New Guinea won one.[3][4]

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