Weightlifting at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games was held at the Telecom Sports Arena in the Cook Islands capital of Rarotonga on 29 September – 1 October 2009.
Fourteen nations had registered a total of 81 athletes for weightlifting, of which 57 took part in the competition. Only Tahiti did not win a medal.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Samoa | 13 | 4 | 5 | 22 | |
| 2 |  Kiribati | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | |
| 3 |  Fiji | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | |
| 4 |  Nauru | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 |  Niue | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Solomon Islands | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 |  New Caledonia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 9 |  Cook Islands | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 10 |  Palau | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Tonga | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 12 |  Tuvalu | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 13 |  American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Medals awarded | 39 | 36 | 31 | 106 | ||
| Medals not awarded | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 | ||
Eight weight classes were contested for men, with three sets of medals offered within each class for the Snatch, Clean & Jerk, and Total lifts.[1]
| −56 kg Snatch | Manueli Tulo | Elson Brechtefeld | Lapua Lapua Tuau | |
| −56 kg Clean & Jerk | Manueli Tulo | Elson Brechtefeld | Lapua Lapua Tuau | |
| −56 kg Total | Manueli Tulo | Elson Brechtefeld | Lapua Lapua Tuau | |
| −62 kg Snatch | Manuel Minginfel Micronesia, Federated States of | Stevick Patris | Takenibeia Toromon | |
| −62 kg Clean & Jerk | Manuel Minginfel Micronesia, Federated States of | Stevick Patris | Takenibeia Toromon | |
| −62 kg Total | Manuel Minginfel Micronesia, Federated States of | Stevick Patris | Takenibeia Toromon | |
| −69 kg Snatch | Tekaei Temake | Taofitu Perive | Ilaniume Finau | |
| −69 kg Clean & Jerk | Tekaei Temake | Ilaniume Finau | Bill Andrews | |
| −69 kg Total | Tekaei Temake | Ilaniume Finau | Bill Andrews | |
| −77 kg Snatch | Faavae Faauliuli | Josefa Vueti | Taubena Tatonga | |
| −77 kg Clean & Jerk | Josefa Vueti | Faavae Faauliuli | Taubena Tatonga | |
| −77 kg Total | Josefa Vueti | Faavae Faauliuli | Taubena Tatonga | |
| −85 kg Snatch | Yukio Peter | Beru Karianako | Igor Lagikula | |
| −85 kg Clean & Jerk | Yukio Peter | Beru Karianako | Sirla Pera | |
| −85 kg Total | Yukio Peter | Beru Karianako | Sirla Pera | |
| −94 kg Snatch | David Katoatau | Saimone Turaganivalu | Jonathan Yoshida | |
| −94 kg Clean & Jerk | David Katoatau | Saimone Turaganivalu | Jonathan Yoshida | |
| −94 kg Total | David Katoatau | Saimone Turaganivalu | Jonathan Yoshida | |
| −105 kg Snatch | Meameaa Thomas | Amete Luaki | Tovia Opeloge | |
| −105 kg Clean & Jerk | Meameaa Thomas | Amete Luaki | Tovia Opeloge | |
| −105 kg Total | Meameaa Thomas | Amete Luaki | Tovia Opeloge | |
| +105 kg Snatch | Itte Detenamo | Samuel Pera | Theron Taupau | |
| +105 kg Clean & Jerk | Itte Detenamo | Samuel Pera | Maamaloa Lolohea | |
| +105 kg Total | Itte Detenamo | Samuel Pera | Maamaloa Lolohea | |
Five weight classes were contested for women, with three set of medals offered within each class for the Snatch, Clean & Jerk, and Total lifts.[2]
| −58 kg Snatch | Maria Liku | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| −58 kg Clean & Jerk | Maria Liku | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| −58 kg Total | Maria Liku | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| −63 kg Snatch | Faitoa Togagae | Jenly Tegu Wini | Not awarded | |
| −63 kg Clean & Jerk | Faitoa Togagae | Jenly Tegu Wini | Not awarded | |
| −63 kg Total | Faitoa Togagae | Jenly Tegu Wini | Not awarded | |
| −69 kg Snatch | Tauimani Ah Kuoi | Hapilyn Iro | Raijeli Tagua | |
| −69 kg Clean & Jerk | Tauimani Ah Kuoi | Hapilyn Iro | Raijeli Tagua | |
| −69 kg Total | Tauimani Ah Kuoi | Hapilyn Iro | Raijeli Tagua | |
| −75 kg Snatch | Mary Opeloge | Tamyrah Mautama | Not awarded | |
| −75 kg Clean & Jerk | Mary Opeloge | Tamyrah Mautama | Molilaau Tressa Kailea | |
| −75 kg Total | Mary Opeloge | Tamyrah Mautama | Not awarded | |
| +75 kg Snatch | Ele Opeloge | Narita Viliamu | Noeline Luaki | |
| +75 kg Clean & Jerk | Ele Opeloge | Narita Viliamu | Noeline Luaki | |
| +75 kg Total | Ele Opeloge | Narita Viliamu | Noeline Luaki | |
The medal tally for weightlifting as recorded on pages 38–39 of the VIIIth Pacific Mini Games Report, corresponds with the men's and women's tallies from the official website's Results,[1] [2] except for one anomaly. The report lists seven bronze medals (one extra) for Fiji and three bronze medals (one fewer) for Tonga. The extra bronze medal for Fiji is contradicted by Weightlifting Fiji in their annual report published a month after the competition: "Fiji won eight gold, three silver and six bronze medals in weightlifting at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games".
Some medals were not awarded if there were insufficient competitors in the field. There was no silver or bronze medal given for any of the three events in the Women's 58kg class, and no bronze medal given for any of the three events in the Women's 63kg class. Only one bronze medal was given for the Women's 75kg class because a successful third-placed lift was completed in the clean and jerk but not for the snatch.