USA Weightlifting

2015 World Championships/Olympic Qualification

Final Qualification Event Announcement

August 10, 2015

The USA Weightlifting Board of Directors has approved reinstatement of the Final Qualification competition and procedure detailed in the USAW Athlete Handbook, to be held in conjunction with the National University Championships, September 24 – 27, 2015, as previously scheduled.

On conclusion of the National Championships, the top five women and six men on the Worlds ranking list will be locked on as Team USA members, with the final two team slots, and the two alternate slots, for both men’s and women’s teams, will be subject to adjusted ranking based the Final Qualification results. Locked on team members will not be affected.

In order to insure that all steps have been taken to field a 2015 World Championships Team USA with the best point scoring potential, eligibility to participate has been expanded as follows:

Extension of the qualification period back to and including the 2014 World Championships/Olympic Qualification Event, November 4, 2014, and eligibility to participate in the Final Qualification, for any athlete not ranked among the top 5 women or top 6 men on the 2015 World Championships/Olympic Qualification Event ranking list at the conclusion of the 2015 National Championships, but who otherwise, during the extended qualification period, attained a total that results in a ranking level equaling or exceeding that of the 5th ranked woman and 6th ranked man on the 2015 Worlds ranking list.

Results attained by US athletes at the IWF Grand Prix in China, who otherwise would qualify for participation in the Final Qualification, to be incorporated into the results of the Final Qualification for World Team ranking purposes.

Please refer to the complete text of the 2015 Athlete Handbook, August 10, 2015 updated version, in particular Section 8.2, Ability to Place and Score, now posted on the USAW web site at http://www.teamusa.org/usa-weightlifting/resources/athlete-information-and-programs/athlete-and-staff-qualification-and-team-selection ,for all the relevant details regarding final qualification for the 2015 Worlds.

Questions may be forwarded to Peter T. Roselli, High Performance Director, by email, Peter.Roselli@usaweightlifting.org .