National Events: 2020 |2019 |2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 & Prior
International Events: 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 & Prior
International Qualifying Calendars are available in the USAW Selection Procedures Document
2020 USA Weightlifting National Events
| National Junior Championships National University & Under 25 Championships |
February 6-9 | Pleasanton, CA |
| American Open Series 1 | March 5-8 | Columbus, OH (The Arnold) |
| National Championships | May 14-17 | Lombard, IL |
| American Open Series 2 | June 24-25 | Winston-Salem, NC |
| National Youth Championships | June 26-28 | Winston-Salem, NC |
| American Open Series 3 | September 16-20 | Las Vegas, NV |
| American Open Finals | December 3-6 | Atlanta, GA |
2019 USA Weightlifting National Events
| National Junior Championships | February 14-17 | Lombard, IL |
| American Open Series 1 | February 28 - March 3 | Columbus, OH (The Arnold) |
| National University & Under 25 Championships |
March 7-10 | Las Vegas, NV |
| National Championships | May 9-12 | Memphis, TN |
| National Youth Championships | June 27-30 | Anaheim, CA |
| American Open Series 2 | July 25-28 | Albuquerque, NM |
| American Open Series 3 | September 12-15 | Daytona Beach, FL |
| American Open Finals | December 5-8 | Salt Lake City, UT |
*If you're a vendor interested in attending any of our 2019 national events, please CLICK HERE.
2018 USA Weightlifting National Events
| National Junior Championships | February 15-18 | Spokane, WA |
| American Open Series 1 | March 1-4 | Columbus, OH The Arnold |
| National University & Under 25 Championships |
April 19-22 | Ogden, UT |
| National Championships | May 24-27 | Overland Park, KS |
| National Youth Championships Youth Olympic Games Trials |
June 14-17 | Grand Rapids, MI |
| American Open Series 2 | July 26-29 | Valley Forge, PA |
| American Open Series 3 | September 13-16 | Las Vegas, NV |
| American Open Finals | December 6-9 | Milwaukee, WI |
2017 USA Weightlifting National Events
|
February 23-26 |
Kansas City, MO |
|
| American Open Series 1 | March 16-19 | Reno, NV |
| National University Championships | April 6-9 | Gainesville, FL |
| National Under 25 Championships | April 6-9 | Gainesville, FL |
| National Championships | May 11-14 | Chicago, IL |
| National Youth Championships | June 22-25 | Atlanta, GA |
| American Open Series 2 | July 27-30 | Miami, FL |
| American Open Series 3 | September 8-10 | Grand Rapids, MI |
| American Open Finals | December 7-10 | Anaheim, CA |
2016 USA Weightlifting National Events
|
February 18-21 |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
|
May 5-8 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
|
|
May 5-8 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
|
|
June 23-26 |
Austin, TX |
|
| National University Championships | September 22-25 | New Orleans, LA |
| National 25 & Under Championships | September 22-25 | New Orleans, LA |
| American Open Championships | December 8-11 | Orlando, FL |
2020 USA Weightlifting International Events
| Event | Date | Location | Tokyo 2020 Qualification |
| Roma 2020 World Cup | January 27-31 | Rome, ITA |  |
| 5th International Fajr Cup | February 1-6 | Rasht, IRI | |
| 6th International Solidarity Weightlifting Championships |
February 8-12 | Tashkent, UZB | |
| Malta International Open | February 28-March 4 | Cospicua, MLT |
|
| Australian Open | February 28-March 1 | Canberra, AUS |  |
| XXXIX Manuel Suarez in Memoriam International Tournament |
March 3-8 | Havana, CUB | |
| 2020 Rogue Weightlifting Challenge at the Arnold Sports Festival |
March 5-8 | Columbus, OH | |
| IWF Junior World Championships | March 14-24 | Bucharest, ROU |  |
| FISU America Games 2020 | May 31-June 10 | Merida, MEX | N/A |
Back to Top
2019 USA Weightlifting International Events
| Event | Date | Location | Tokyo 2020 Qualification |
| EGAT Cup | February 7-10 | Chiang Mai, THA | |
| IWF World Cup | February 22-27 | Fuzhou, CHN | |
| Fajr Cup | March 1-5 | Ahvaz, IRI | |
| IWF Youth World Championships | March 8-15 | Las Vegas, USA | N/A |
| Las Vegas International Open | March 8-15 | Las Vegas, USA | |
| Pan American Championships | April 20-28 | Guatemala City, GUA |
|
| Arafura Games | April 27-29 | Darwin, AUS | |
| South American Ibero-American & Open Senior Championships |
May 8-12 | Palmira, COL | |
| Junior Pan Am Championships | May 20-28 | Havana, CUB | |
| IWF Junior World Championships | June 1-8 | Suva, FIJ | |
| British Senior Open | June 8-9 | Coventry, GBR | |
| Tokyo 2020 Test Event | July 7-9 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| Pan American Games | July 26-August 11 | Lima, PER | |
| Cup of the Blue Swords | August 28-31 | Meissen, GER | |
| Youth Pan American Championships | August 29-September 5 | Guayaquil, ECU | N/A |
| IWF World Championships | September 18-September 27 | Pattaya, THA | |
| San Diego Open | October 3-6 | San Diego, USA | |
| 12th Mediterranean Cup | October 4-6 | Serravalle, SMR | |
| 49th Challenge 210 | October 24-27 | Tramelan, SUI | |
| Alexander Cup | November 1-5 | Grodno, BLR | |
| IWF Grand Prix | November 8-10 | Lima, PER | |
| Naim Suleymanoglu International Tournament |
November 14-17 | Gaziantep, TUR | |
| 17th International Tournament of France "Denis Randon" |
November 16 | Clermont l’Hérault, FRA |
|
| 2019 Phillips & Springer Classic | November 30 | Christ Church, BAR | N/A |
| South American, Ibero-American & CSLP Junior Championships |
December 1-8 | Buenos Aires, ARG | |
| IWF World Cup | December 10-13 | Tianjin, CHN | |
| Qatar 6th International Cup | December 19-24 | Doha, QAT | |
= Tokyo 2020 Gold Qualifier
= Tokyo 2020 Silver Qualifier
= Tokyo 2020 Bronze Qualifier
"N/A" = Not a Tokyo 2020 Qualifying Event
2018 USA Weightlifting International Events
| Senior Pan Ams | May 12-19 | Santo Domingo, DOM |
| Youth Pan Ams | June 3-10* | Palmira, COL |
|
IWF Junior World Championships |
July 7-14 | Tashkent, UZB |
| Junior Pan Ams | September 5-12 | Manizales,COL |
| Youth Olympic Games | October 6-18 | Buenos Aires, ARG |
| IWF World Championships | November 1-10 | Ashgabat, TKM |
Back to top
2017 USA Weightlifting International Events
|
IWF Youth World Championships |
April 4-11 |
Bangkok, THA |
| Junior Pan Ams | April 30-May 7 | Guayaquil, ECU |
| IWF Junior World Championships | June 16-23 | Tokyo, JPN |
| Pan-American Championships | July 23-27 | Miami, FL, USA |
| Youth Pan-American Championships | October 28- November 4 |
Palmira, COL |
| IWF World Championships | November 28- December 5 |
Anaheim, CA, USA |
2016 USA Weightlifting International Events
|
Arnold International |
March 4-6 |
Columbus, Ohio, USA |
|
Manuel Suarez & 17 & U International Tournament |
March 9-13 |
Matanzas, CUB |
|
IWF Grand Prix 6th Russian Federation Cup |
March 20-25 |
Russia |
|
Test Event for Rio |
April 7-10 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
|
Pan Am Championships |
June 4-11 |
Cartagena, COL |
|
Junior World Championships |
June 24-July 2 |
Tbilisi, GEO |
|
Olympic Games |
August 5-16 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
| Youth Pan American Championships | September 20-25 | Guatemala |
|
Youth World Championships |
October 20-25 |
Penang, MAS |
|
FISU World University Championships |
November 13-17 |
Merida, MEX |
2015 USA Weightlifting National Events
| National Junior Championships | February 12-15 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| National Masters Championships | April 9-12 | Monrovia, CA |
| Regional Championships #1 | April 30-May 2 | St. Louis, MO |
| Pan American Masters | June 5-7 | Savannah, GA |
| National Youth Championships | June 26-28 | Bloomington, MN |
| National Championships | August 13-16 | Dallas, TX |
| American Masters | November 12-15 | Savannah, GA |
| National University Championships | September 24-27 | Ogden, UT |
| American Open Championships | December 3-6 |
Reno, NV |
2015 USA Weightlifting International Events
| Youth World Championships | April 7-12 | Lima, Peru |
| Junior Pan American Championships | May 5-10 | Cartagena, Colombia |
| Junior World Championships | June 6-14 | Wroclaw, Poland |
| Pan American Games | July 12-17 | Toronto, Canada |
| World Masters Championships | September 12-19 | Rovaniemi, Finland |
| Youth Pan Am Championships | September 15-20 | San Luis Potosi, Mexico |
| World Championships | November 20-29 | Houston, USA |
2014 USA Weightlifting National Events
| National Junior Championships | January 31, 2014-February 2 | Aurora, CO |
| National Youth Championships | June 12-15 | Daytona Beach, FL |
| National Championships | July 17-20 | Salt Lake City, UT |
| National University Championships | September 25-28 | Albuquerque, NM |
| American Open Championships | December 11-14 | Washington, DC |
2014 International Weightlifting Federation Events
| Junior (20U) Pan American Championships | March 31-April 6 | Reno, Nevada, USA |
| Youth (17U) Pan American Championship | May 7-11 | Lima, Peru |
| Pan American Championship | May 26-June 2 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| World Junior Championship | June 20-28 | Kazan, Russia |
| Youth Olympic Games | August 16-28 | Nanjing, China |
| World Championship & Olympic Qualification | November 4-16 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| International Youth Invitational | TBD | TBC, USA |
| FISU World University Championships | December 5-8 | Chiangmai, Thailand |
