| Event: | Weightlifting |
| Games: | 2018 |
| Venue: | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre |
| Dates: | 5–9 April 2018 |
| Competitors: | 206 |
| Nations: | 35 |
| Events: | 16 |
| Prev: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2022 |
Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held in the Gold Coast from April 5 to 9. The Weightlifting competition was held at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. A total of eight men's and eight women's events were held.
On 7 October 2016, it was announced that seven new events for women were being added to the sport program, meaning there would be an equal number of events for men and women. This marked the first time in history that a major multi-sport event would have equality in terms of events. This included the addition of an additional female event in the weightlifting competitions.[1] [2]
The following is the competition schedule for the weightlifting competitions:
| Date | Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 5 April | 09:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's 56 kg |
| 14:00 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women's 48 kg | |
| 18:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's 62 kg | |
| Friday, 6 April | 09:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women's 53 kg |
| 14:00 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's 69 kg | |
| 18:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women's 58 kg | |
| Saturday, 7 April | 09:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's 77 kg |
| 14:00 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women's 63 kg | |
| 18:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's 85 kg | |
| Sunday, 8 April | 09:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women's 69 kg |
| 14:00 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's 94 kg | |
| 18:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women's 75 kg | |
| Monday, 9 April | 09:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's 105 kg |
| 16:00 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Women's 90 kg | |
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Women's +90 kg | ||
| 18:30 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Men's +105 kg |
| 56 kg | 261 kg GR | 249 kg | 248 kg | ||||
| 62 kg | 288 kg | 286 kg | 283 kg | ||||
| 69 kg | 299 kg | 297 kg | 295 kg | ||||
| 77 kg | 317 kg | 312 kg | 305 kg | ||||
| 85 kg | 338 kg | 331 kg | 328 kg | ||||
| 94 kg | 370 kg / GR | 369 kg | 351 kg | ||||
| 105 kg | 360 kg | 352 kg | 351 kg | ||||
| +105 kg | 403 kg GR | 400 kg | 395 kg |
| 48 kg | 196 kg /GR | 170 kg | 155 kg | ||||
| 53 kg | 192 kg GR | 182 kg | 181 kg | ||||
| 58 kg | 201 kg | 200 kg | 189 kg | ||||
| 63 kg | 220 kg GR | 207 kg | 206 kg | ||||
| 69 kg | 222 kg | 217 kg | 216 kg | ||||
| 75 kg | 222 kg | 221 kg | 207 kg | ||||
| 90 kg | 233 kg | 232 kg | 226 kg | ||||
| +90 kg | 253 kg | 243 kg | 242 kg |
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Weight | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April | Snatch | 117 kg | GR | ||||
| 5 April | Total | 261 kg | GR | ||||
| Men's 62 kg | 5 April | Snatch | 132 kg | GR | |||
| Men's 94 kg | 8 April | Snatch | 168 kg | GR | |||
| Men's 94 kg | 8 April | Clean & Jerk | 216 kg | , GR | |||
| Men's +105 kg | 9 April | Total | 403 kg | , GR |
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Weight | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 48 kg | 5 April | Snatch | 86 kg | , GR | |||
| Women's 48 kg | 5 April | Clean & Jerk | 110 kg | , GR | |||
| Women's 48 kg | 5 April | Total | 196 kg | , GR | |||
| Women's 53 kg | 6 April | Snatch | 84 kg | GR | |||
| Women's 63 kg | 7 April | Clean & Jerk | 122 kg | GR |
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Qualification. For the first time, weightlifting athletes had to qualify for the Games. A total of 226 weightlifters (120 male and 106 women) will qualify to compete at the games. Qualification was done through multiple pathways.[3]
There are 35 participating associations in weightlifting with a total of 206 athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.