Qualifying Totals
Select an event from below to learn the qualifying totals for that competition.
Below is a brief explanation of how qualifying totals work, and who is eligible to register for a USA Masters Weightlifting event.
Every athlete must post a total to qualify for a USA Weightlifting competition. That total must be posted within the qualification period specified for that event. The only exception is the HC American Masters, which has no qualifying totals.
Take the hypothetical scenario in which the qualifying totals for the 2022 USA Weightlifting Fictional Competition are:
Men's 55kg bodyweight division: 200kg total
Men's 61kg bodyweight division: 210kg total
Taking the scenario above:
-An athlete can hit a 200kg total as a men's 55kg athlete (thus, qualifying for the Fictional Competition) and use that same result to register as a 61kg -- or any other bodyweight category -- for the Fictional Competition
-An athlete CANNOT hit a 200kg total as a men's 61kg athlete (missing the qualifying total for the 61kg weight class by 10kg) and use that total to register at 55kg (or any weight class) for the Fictional Competition