This article lists the main weightlifting events and their results for 2011.

World & Grand Prix weightlifting championships

• January 15 – ?: 2011 Grand Prix #1 in Fujian^[1]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 8 – ?: 2011 World Youth Weightlifting Championships in Lima^[2]
  •  China and  Russia won 5 gold and 9 overall medals each.
• June 29 – ?: 2011 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Penang^[3]
  •  China won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
• November 4 – 13: 2011 World Weightlifting Championships in Paris^[4]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• December 17 – ?: 2011 Grand Prix #2 (President's Cup) in Belgorod^[5]
  • Men's 94 kg winner: Andrey Demanov
  • Men's 105 kg winner: David Bedzhanyan
  • Men's +105 kg winner: Ruslan Albegov
  • Women's 75 kg winner: Natalia Zabolotnaya
  • Women's +75 kg winner: Tatiana Kashirina

Continental & regional weightlifting championships

• April 7 – ?: 2011 Pan American Youth Weightlifting Championships in Margarita Island^[6]
  •  Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 9 – ?: 2011 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tongling^[7]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 11 – ?: 2011 European Weightlifting Championships in Kazan^[8]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 11 – ?: 2011 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Darwin^[9]
  •  Australia and  Samoa won 3 gold medals each. Australia won the overall medal tally.
• August 21 – ?: 2011 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Ciechanów^[10]
  •  Belarus won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
• August 25 – ?: 2011 South American Weightlifting Championships in Valencia^[11]
  •  Venezuela won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 5 – ?: 2011 Asian Junior & Youth Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya^[12][13]
  • Junior:  China won the gold medal tally.  Thailand won the overall medal tally.
  • Youth:  Thailand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 10 – ?: 2011 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest^[14][15]
  • Junior:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • U23:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 10 – ?: 2011 African & Commonwealth (Senior, Junior, & Youth) Weightlifting Championships in Cape Town^{[16][17][18][19]}
  • Africa:  Nigeria won the gold medal tally.  South Africa won the overall medal tally.
  • Commonwealth Senior:  India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Commonwealth Junior:  Nigeria won the gold medal tally.  India won the overall medal tally.
  • Commonwealth Youth:  India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 25 – ?: 2011 Asian Inter-Club Senior & Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent^[20][21]
  • Senior:  Uzbekistan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Junior:  Uzbekistan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.