The 2018 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships will be held in Overland Park, Kansas on May 24-28, 2018. The event will be held at the Overland Park Convention Center, which is approximately 30 miles south west of Kansas City.
Phil Andrews, USAW CEO, said, “Returning to one of the primary hotbeds of Weightlifting for our National Championships is exciting after such a great turn out by the Kansas City Weightlifting community for the National Junior Championship in 2016.”
The qualifying totals have also been released for the 2018 National Championships. For the most part no changes have been made from 2017.
| MEN | ||
| Weight Class | Qualifying Total | Change from 2017 |
| 56kg | 194kg | no change |
| 62kg | 223kg | no change |
| 69kg | 246kg | no change |
| 77kg | 274kg | no change |
| 85kg | 289kg | no change |
| 94kg | 300kg | no change |
| 105kg | 305kg | no change |
| +105kg | 310kg | no change |
| WOMEN | ||
| Weight Class | Qualifying Total | Change from 2017 |
| 48kg | 133kg | no change |
| 53kg | 149kg | no change |
| 58kg | 166kg | +3kg |
| 63kg | 173kg | +3kg |
| 69kg | 182kg | +3kg |
| 75kg | 189kg | +1kg |
| 90kg | 192kg | no change |
| +90kg | 194kg | no change |
Athletes must reach qualifying totals in a USAW-sanctioned meet between April 22, 2017 and April 22, 2018. Registration will open January 2, 2018 with a deadline of April 26, 2018.
