2020 American Open Series
2020 American Open Series 1
The Arnold
Columbus, OH
Competition Dates: March 5-8
Qualification Period: February 3, 2019-February 2, 2020
Registration Period: October 15, 2019 to February 6, 2020 (2pm Mountain Time)
2020 American Open Series 2 - CANCELED - Registrations transferred to American Open Series 3
Winston-Salem, NC
Competition dates: June 24-25
Qualification Period: May 25, 2019-May 24, 2020
Registration Period: January 1, 2019 to May 28, 2020 (2pm Mountain Time)
2020 American Open Series 3
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Competition dates: September 17-20
Qualification period: Saturday Aug 17 2019 – Sunday Aug 30 2020
Registration period: Monday, February 3, 2020 - Thursday, September 3, 2020 (2pm Mountain Time)
New in 2020: For any athlete with a classifiable disability per the International Paralympic Committee or Deaflympics will be permitted to enter at 50% of the entry total of the American Open Series in order to facilitate participation by adaptive athletes. USA Weightlifting will produce a guidance document for competitions at the local level to accommodate. Contact usaw@usaweightlifting.org for more information.
MEN
| Bodyweight Category |
Qualifying Total |
| 55kg | 125kg |
| 61kg | 140kg |
| 67kg | 173kg |
| 73kg | 177kg |
| 81kg | 203kg |
| 89kg | 211kg |
| 96kg | 221kg |
| 102kg | 226kg |
| 109kg | 235kg |
| +109kg | 240kg |
WOMEN
| Bodyweight Category |
Qualifying Total |
| 45kg | 87kg |
| 49kg | 90kg |
| 55kg | 99kg |
| 59kg | 105kg |
| 64kg | 115kg |
| 71kg | 126kg |
| 76kg | 130kg |
| 81kg | 132kg |
| 87kg | 137kg |
| +87kg | 147kg |
MEN
| Bodyweight Category |
Qualifying Total |
| 49kg | 84kg |
| 55kg | 112kg |
| 61kg | 125kg |
| 67kg | 136kg |
| 73kg | 138kg |
| 81kg | 148kg |
| 89kg | 156kg |
| 96kg | 158kg |
| 102kg | 161kg |
| +102kg | 163kg |
WOMEN
| Bodyweight Category |
Qualifying Total |
| 40kg | 56kg |
| 45kg | 59kg |
| 49kg | 61kg |
| 55kg | 79kg |
| 59kg | 86kg |
| 64kg | 93kg |
| 71kg | 99kg |
| 76kg | 101kg |
| 81kg | 103kg |
| +81kg | 105kg |
2020 Qualifying Totals
| M35 | M40 | M45 | M50 | M55 | M60 | M65 | M70 | M75 | M80 | M+85 | |
| 55kg | 120kg | 115kg | 112kg | 110kg | 93kg | 86kg | 74kg | 63kg | 54kg | 46kg | 34kg |
| 61kg | 135kg | 135kg | 126kg | 119kg | 100kg | 92kg | 80kg | 68kg | 59kg | 50kg | 37kg |
| 67kg | 158kg | 149kg | 135kg | 126kg | 107kg | 98kg | 85kg | 72kg | 62kg | 51kg | 39kg |
| 73kg | 159kg | 151kg | 137kg | 129kg | 109kg | 100kg | 87kg | 74kg | 64kg | 53kg | 41kg |
| 81kg | 169kg | 159kg | 146kg | 137kg | 115kg | 106kg | 92kg | 80kg | 67kg | 57kg | 43kg |
| 89kg | 179kg | 168kg | 153kg | 144kg | 121kg | 111kg | 97kg | 84kg | 70kg | 59kg | 46kg |
| 96kg | 188kg | 175kg | 160kg | 150kg | 126kg | 116kg | 101kg | 87kg | 74kg | 62kg | 48kg |
| 102kg | 197kg | 184kg | 167kg | 157kg | 134kg | 121kg | 105kg | 91kg | 79kg | 65kg | 50kg |
| 109kg | 204kg | 192kg | 174kg | 163kg | 139kg | 126kg | 110kg | 94kg | 82kg | 67kg | 52kg |
| +109kg | 209kg | 194kg | 179kg | 168kg | 139kg | 129kg | 112kg | 96kg | 84kg | 69kg | 54kg |
2020 Qualifying Totals
| W35 | W40 | W45 | W50 | W55 | W60 | W65 | W70 | W+75 | |
| 45kg | 73kg | 66kg | 63kg | 59kg | 45kg | 41kg | 38kg | 34kg | 29kg |
| 49kg | 75kg | 68kg | 65kg | 61kg | 46kg | 42kg | 39kg | 35kg | 30kg |
| 55kg | 82kg | 74kg | 70kg | 66kg | 50kg | 46kg | 42kg | 38kg | 33kg |
| 59kg | 89kg | 80kg | 75kg | 71kg | 55kg | 50kg | 45kg | 40kg | 35kg |
| 64kg | 93kg | 84kg | 81kg | 75kg | 58kg | 53kg | 47kg | 42kg | 37kg |
| 71kg | 98kg | 90kg | 83kg | 80kg | 61kg | 56kg | 50kg | 45kg | 39kg |
| 76kg | 100kg | 92kg | 86kg | 81kg | 62kg | 57kg | 51kg | 46kg | 40kg |
| 81kg | 103kg | 94kg | 89kg | 83kg | 64kg | 59kg | 53kg | 47kg | 41kg |
| 87kg | 107kg | 98kg | 92kg | 87kg | 66kg | 61kg | 56kg | 49kg | 42kg |
| +87kg | 111kg | 102kg | 96kg | 90kg | 69kg | 63kg | 58kg | 51kg | 44kg |