National Events: 2019 |2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 & Prior
International Events: 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 & Prior
International Qualifying Calendars are available in the USAW Selection Procedures Document
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 |
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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
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February 23-26 |
Kansas City, MO |
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| 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
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February 18-21 |
Philadelphia, PA |
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May 5-8 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
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May 5-8 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
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June 23-26 |
Austin, TX |
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| 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 |
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 |
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| 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 | |
| Alexander Cup | November 1-5 | Grodno, BLR | |
2018 USA Weightlifting International Events
| Senior Pan Ams | May 12-19 | Santo Domingo, DOM |
| Youth Pan Ams | June 3-10* | Palmira, COL |
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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 |
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2017 USA Weightlifting International Events
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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
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Arnold International |
March 4-6 |
Columbus, Ohio, USA |
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Manuel Suarez & 17 & U International Tournament |
March 9-13 |
Matanzas, CUB |
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IWF Grand Prix 6th Russian Federation Cup |
March 20-25 |
Russia |
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Test Event for Rio |
April 7-10 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
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Pan Am Championships |
June 4-11 |
Cartagena, COL |
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Junior World Championships |
June 24-July 2 |
Tbilisi, GEO |
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Olympic Games |
August 5-16 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
| Youth Pan American Championships | September 20-25 | Guatemala |
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Youth World Championships |
October 20-25 |
Penang, MAS |
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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 |
