This article lists the main weightlifting events and their results for 2015.

IWF Grand Prix

• September 21 – 23: 2015 IWF Grand Prix (Rio 2016 Olympic Qualifying Event) in Fuzhou^[1]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies in both men's and women's events.
• December 12 & 13: 2015 IWF Grand Prix (5th Russian Federation President's Cup) in Grozny^[2]
  • Men:  Kazakhstan and  Russia won 4 gold and 9 overall medals each.
  • Women:  Russia and the  United States won 3 gold medals each.  Kazakhstan won all six silver medals in the event.

World weightlifting championships

• April 7 – 12: 2015 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Lima^[3]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 6 – 14: 2015 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Wrocław^[4]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 20 – 29: 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in Houston
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies in Big and Small categories.

Continental weightlifting championships

• January 1 – 7: 2015 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Doha^[5][6]
  • Junior:  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Youth:  Chinese Taipei won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 9 – 18: 2015 European Weightlifting Championships in Tbilisi^[7]
  •  Ukraine won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
• May 5 – 10: 2015 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships in Cartagena^[8][9]
  • Junior Men: Host nation,  Colombia, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Junior Women: The  Dominican Republic won the gold medal tally.  Colombia won the overall medal tally.
• August 1 – 9: 2015 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Landskrona^[10]
  • Men's U15:  Belarus won the gold medal tally.  Turkey won the overall medal tally.
  • Women's U15:  Romania won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Men's U17:  Armenia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Women's U17:  Poland won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
• September 3 – 12: 2015 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Phuket
  • Note: This event was scheduled to be held in Kathmandu in July. However, it was moved from there following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.
  •  China won the big and small rankings (gold and overall medal tallies).
• September 15 – 20: 2015 Pan American Youth Weightlifting Championships in San Luis Potosí^[11]
  • Youth Men:  Colombia won the gold medal tally.  Mexico won the overall medal tally.
  • Youth Women:  Ecuador won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 2 – 11: 2015 European Junior and U23 Weightlifting Championships in Klaipėda
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Men's Junior Team winners:  Ukraine
  • Men's U23 Team winners:  Russia
  • Women's Junior Team winners:  Russia
  • Women's U23 Team winners:  Turkey
• October 11 – 16: 2015 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Pune
  • Youth:  India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Junior:  India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Senior:  India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

IPC Powerlifting Regional Championships

• April 25 – 29: 2015 IPC Powerlifting Americas Open Championships in Mexico City^[12]
  • Host nation,  Mexico, won the gold medal tally.  Brazil won the overall medal tally.^[13]
• July 26 – 30: 2015 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships in Almaty^[14]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 24 – 28: 2015 IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships in Eger^[15]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.