This article lists the main weightlifting events and their results for 2018.

World weightlifting championships

• July 7–14: 2018 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent^[1]
  •  Uzbekistan won the gold medal tally.  United States won the overall medal tally.
• September 20–23: 2018 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships in Biała Podlaska^[2][3]
  • Both  Japan and  Chinese Taipei won 3 gold medals and 8 overall medals each.
• November 1–10: 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat^[4]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Continental and regional weightlifting championships

• March 23–30: 2018 African Junior & Youth Weightlifting Championships in Cairo^[5][6]
  • Junior:  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Youth:  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 26 – April 1: 2018 European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest^[7]
  •  Georgia won the gold medal tally.  Romania won the overall medal tally.
• April 20–30: 2018 Asian Junior & Youth Weightlifting Championships in Urgench^[8][9]
  • Junior:  Uzbekistan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Youth:  Uzbekistan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 12–19: 2018 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Santo Domingo^[10]
  • Men: Six national teams won 3 gold medals each.  Colombia won the overall medal tally.
  • Women:  Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 28–31: 2018 South American Weightlifting Championships in Cochabamba (in conjunction with the 2018 South American Games)^[11]
  •  Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 3–10: 2018 Pan American Youth Weightlifting Championships in Palmira^[12]
  •  Colombia and  Mexico won 4 gold and 13 overall medals each.
• June 26–30: 2018 Oceania Senior, Junior, & Youth Weightlifting Championships in / Le Mont-Dore^[13][14][15]
  • Senior:  Papua New Guinea won the gold medal tally.  New Zealand and  Nauru won ten overall medals each.
  • Junior:  Nauru won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Youth:  Nauru won the gold medal tally.  Australia won the overall medal tally.
• July 22–29: 2018 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Milan^[16]
  •  Bulgaria won the gold medal tally.  Romania won the overall medal tally.
• September 5–12: 2018 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships in Manizales^[17]
  •  Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 20–27: 2018 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in Zamość^[18]
  • Note: This event was scheduled for A Coruña, but the EWF took away the event because of politics.^[19]
  • Men:  Belarus won the gold medal tally.  Armenia won the overall medal tally.
  • Women:  Turkey and  Russia won 5 gold medals each. Turkey won the overall medal tally.