Weightlifting at the Pacific Games

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 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]

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Games		Host city	Weight class										Medal events	Refs
Games		Host city	Fly	Bantam	Feather	Light	Middle	Light Heavy	Middle Heavy	First Heavy	Heavy	Super Heavy	Medal events	Refs

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	SAM	KIR	AUS	SAM	SAM	FIJ	NZL	30

Games		Host city	Weight class										Medal events	Refs
Games		Host city	Fly	Bantam	Feather	Light	Middle	Light Heavy	Middle Heavy	First Heavy	Heavy	Super Heavy	Medal events	Refs

			–	–	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

Games		Host city	Weight class										Medal events	Refs
Games		Host city	Fly	Bantam	Feather	Light	Middle	Light Heavy	Middle Heavy	First Heavy	Heavy	Super Heavy	Medal events	Refs

			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

Games		Host city	Weight class										Medal events	Refs
Games		Host city	Fly	Bantam	Feather	Light	Middle	Light Heavy	Middle Heavy	First Heavy	Heavy	Super Heavy	Medal events	Refs

			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

v t e Pacific Games
Known as the South Pacific Games prior to 2009
Pacific Games	1963 Suva 1966 Nouméa 1969 Port Moresby 1971 Papeete 1975 Guam 1979 Suva 1983 Apia 1987 Nouméa 1991 Port Moresby 1995 Papeete 1999 Guam 2003 Suva 2007 Apia 2011 Nouméa 2015 Port Moresby 2019 Apia 2023 Honiara 2027 Pirae 2031 Nuku'alofa
Mini Games	1981 Honiara 1985 Rarotonga 1989 Nuku'alofa 1993 Port Vila 1997 Pago Pago 2001 Kingston 2005 Koror 2009 Rarotonga 2013 Mata Utu 2017 Port Vila 2022 Saipan 2025 Koror 2029 Rarotonga
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