The purpose of this study was to analyze the weightlifting performance of 2001 National collegiate weightlifting championship and the 4 �� world weightlifting championships for university and collegiate students in order to discover the best categories for the development of weightlifting in Taiwan.85athletes records were used for the study. Data analysis included descriptive analysis, One-Way Analysis of Variance and t test through the use of Microsoft Excel 2000 for windows. The results indicated that there was no significant differences existed in female categories between two competitions. And significant differences were found to exist in male categories between two competitions. The paper concludes that to develop a sound training system for female weightlifter is a key element in the achievement of international success.