Weightlifting
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Weightlifting was first in the Commonwealth Games program in Auckland in 1950 and has been on every program since. Women competed for the first time in the 2002 Games.
The governing body for Weightlifting in Australia is the Australian Weightlifting Federation.
Latest Weightlifting News
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Five-strong squad ready to heave for Australia
June 22, 2021The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has named five weightlifters to the Australian Olympic Team, including two Commonwealth Games Australia alumni and a Gold Coast 2018 Games medallist.
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Vale Manoel Santos
June 24, 2020Commonwealth Games Australia mourns the passing of the Cardiff 1958 gold medal-winning weightlifter.
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Weightlifting Review | We have lift-off
April 11, 2018Australia ended the weightlifting competition at the Commonwealth Games with three medals, one gold, one silver and one bronze.
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SIMPLICE RIBOUEM WITHDRAWS FROM WEIGHTLIFTING COMPETITION
April 8, 2018Australian weightlifter Simplice Ribouem has been forced to pull out of today’s 94kg event after aggravating a knee injury.
