# Weightlifting at the 2011 Arafura Games

Weightlifting at the 2011 Arafura Games took place at the Darwin Entertainment Centre between 10 and 13 May 2011.
Together with that year's Oceania Championships (which also include the South Pacific Championships), they were held concurrently as a single event designated the 2011 Arafura Games & Oceania Championships. Athletes from certain countries were able to contest multiple championships simultaneously (including age-group variants).
There were also two openweight para powerlifting events (one per gender) for disabled athletes.

## Medal summary

Results were as follows:

### Medal table

* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia* | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Samoa | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Nauru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Fiji | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Kiribati | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Micronesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Niue | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 |

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 56 kg | Manueli Tulo Fiji | 218 kg | Elson Brechtefield Nauru | 217 kg | Danu Sputra Bagus Indonesia | 207 kg |
| 62 kg | Zhongshuang Wu China | 259 kg | Manuel Minginfel Micronesia | 254 kg | Vannara Be Australia | 253 kg |
| 69 kg | Takenibeia Toromon Kiribati | 265 kg | Bob Pesaleli Samoa | 235 kg | Nazarudin Indonesia | 233 kg |
| 77 kg | Yukio Peter Nauru | 347 kg | Mathew Madsen New Zealand | 252 kg | Steve McConnell Australia | 240 kg |
| 85 kg | Steven Kari Papua New Guinea | 312 kg | Ben Turner Australia | 290 kg | Banyat Tawnok Thailand | 289 kg |
| 94 kg | Simplice Ribouem Australia | 334 kg | Faavae Faauliuli Samoa | 320 kg | David Katoatau Kiribati | 315 kg |
| 105 kg | Niusila Opeloge Samoa | 321 kg | Robert Galsworthy Australia | 320 kg | Tovia Opeloge Samoa | 312 kg |
| +105 kg | Itte Detenamo Nauru | 413 kg | Damon Kelly Australia | 375 kg | Daniel Nemani Niue | 320 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 48 kg | Sari Ully Indonesia | 150 kg | Vivian Lee Australia | 141 kg | Kathleen Hare Papua New Guinea | 133 kg |
| 53 kg | Socheata Be Australia | 149 kg | Hitolo Dogodo Papua New Guinea | 133 kg | Gloria Kimbu Papua New Guinea | 128 kg |
| 58 kg | Seen Lee Australia | 176 kg | Erika Yamasaki Australia | 173 kg | Maria Liku Fiji | 152 kg |
| 63 kg | Rita Kari Papua New Guinea | 178 kg | Faitoga Togagae Samoa | 163 kg | Dwi Mayassah Lestari Indonesia | 162 kg |
| 69 kg | Yupawan Klankhlaw Thailand | 211 kg | Guba Hale Papua New Guinea | 172 kg | Apolonia Vaivai Fiji | 156 kg |
| 75 kg | Mary Opeloge Samoa | 214 kg | Michaela Detenamo Nauru | 206 kg | Sandra Ako Papua New Guinea | 150 kg |
| +75 kg | Ele Opeloge Samoa | 275 kg | Chen Yingyi China | 211 kg | Iuniarra Simanu Samoa | 203 kg |

### Para powerlifting

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men | Narong Kasanun Thailand | 191.776 pts | Choochat Sukjarern Thailand | 185.433 pts | Thongsa Marasri Thailand | 182.601 pts |
| Women | Amalia Pérez Mexico | 128.016 pts | Nazmiye Muslu Muratlı Turkey | 112.173 pts | Özlem Becerikli Turkey | 108.121 pts |