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| 06.03.2009- | 08.03.2009 | XXIV Grand Prix for Schoolboys and Schoolgirls | Kosice | SVK |
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| 06.03.2009- | 08.03.2009 | 2009 Arnold Weightlifting Championships |  |
Columbus | USA |
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| 18.03.2009- | 20.03.2009 | 37th European Union Championships | Ciechanów | POL |
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| 31.03.2009- | 02.04.2009 | IWF Electoral Congress |  |
Madrid | ESP |
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| April | |||||||
| 04.04.2009- | 12.04.2009 | European Championships | Bucharest | ROU |
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| May | |||||||
| 01.05.2009- | 04.05.2009 | European Small Nations Tournament | Malta | MLT |
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| 09.05.2009- | 16.05.2009 | Asian Championships | Taldykorgan | KAZ |
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| 13.05.2009- | 15.05.2009 | Oceania & South Pacific Sr. & Jr. Championships and Arafura Games | |
Darwin | AUS |
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| 19.05.2009- | 24.05.2009 | 1st Youth World Championships | |
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ChiangMai | THA |
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| 21.05.2009- | 23.05.2009 | 6th Internl. Eleiko Austria Women's Tournament | |
Lochen | AUT |
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| June | |||||||
| 04.06.2009- | 07.06.2009 | Pan American Championships | |
Chicago | USA |
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| 11.06.2009- | 13.06.2009 | 8th International Fulda Austria -20 Tournament | Lochen | AUT |
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| 12.06.2009- | 21.06.2009 | Junior World Championships | |
Bucharest | ROU |
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| 19.06.2009- | 20.06.2009 | 2nd International Alps Cup | Innsbruck | AUT |
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| 26.06.2009- | 30.06.2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara | ITA |
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| 26.06.2009- | 28.06.2009 | 2009 Email International Clubs Tournament | Oceania Fed. | OWF |
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| 27.06.2009- | 28.06.2009 | Baltic Cup | Pori | FIN |
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| July | |||||||
| 01.07.2009- | 06.07.2009 | Gulf Countries Confed. Championships | Fujairah | UAE |
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| 26.07.2009- | 02.08.2009 | Junior European Championships | Landskrona | SWE |
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| August | |||||||
| 01.08.2009- | 08.08.2009 | African Senior, Junior and Youth Championships | Kampala | UGA |
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| September | |||||||
| 04.09.2009- | 06.09.2009 | XXVII Laugaricio Cup | Trencin | SVK |
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| 04.09.2009- | 05.09.2009 | 16th International Günter Stapfer Memorial | Ranshofen | AUT |
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| 06.09.2009- | 13.09.2009 | European Youth Championships | Eilat | ISR |
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| 24.09.2009- | 28.09.2009 | Zone 2 African Championships | Freetown | SLE |
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| 25.09.2009- | 02.10.2009 | Asian Inter-Club Championships | Tashkent | UZB |
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| 26.09.2009- | 26.09.2009 | 2nd Monique Maurice Challenge | Villeneuve-Loubet | FRA |
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| 29.09.2009- | 01.10.2009 | 2009 Pacific Mini Games | Rarotonga | COK |
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| October | |||||||
| 10.10.2009- | 18.10.2009 | World Masters Games | Sydney | AUS |
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| 11.10.2009- | 18.10.2009 | European Under 23 Championships | Wladyslawowo | POL |
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| 17.10.2009- | 17.10.2009 | 2nd International Tournament Vladan Mihajlovic Memorial | Indjija | SRB |
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| 18.10.2009- | 23.10.2009 | 2009 Commonwealth Senior and Junior Championships | Penang | MAS |
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| 20.10.2009- | 26.10.2009 | Pan-American Youth Championships | Puerto Rico | PUR |
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| November | |||||||
| 14.11.2009- | 26.11.2009 | Bolivarian Games | |
Sucre | BOL |
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| 17.11.2009- | 29.11.2009 | 2009 Goyang World Weightlifting Championships | |
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Goyang City | KOR |
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| 05.12.2009- | 05.12.2009 | 7th Denis Randon Tournament | Montpellier | FRA |
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| 07.12.2009- | 11.12.2009 | East Asian Games - Weightlifting | |
Hong Kong | HKG |
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| 10.12.2009- | 14.12.2009 | South-East-Asian Games | |
Vientiane | LAO |
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| 16.12.2009- | 23.12.2009 | Asian Youth and Junior Championships | Dubai | UAE |
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| 20.12.2009- | 27.12.2009 | Zone 4 African Championships | Libya | LBA |
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