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Methods: Fourteen competitive male weightlifters (age: 27.6 \u00b1 4.2 years; height: 1.74 \u00b1 0.05 m; body mass: 85.1 \u00b1 6.7 kg; body fat: 11.7 \u00b1 2.8%) completed three testing sessions separated by 48\u201372 h, including 1-RM assessment in the FS and CL, as well as vertical countermovement jump trials to determine individual force\u2013velocity profile parameters (F0, V0, and Pmax). Official competition results obtained within the same competitive season were recorded for the snatch (SN), clean and jerk (C&amp;J), total (TOT), and Sinclair score. Participants were additionally divided into higher and moderate jump performance groups using a median split of unloaded countermovement jump height. Results: Very strong correlations were found between 1-RM strength (FS and CL) and weightlifting performance, with CL showing the strongest associations with SN (r = 0.82), C&amp;J (r = 0.93), and TOT (r = 0.94). Among F\u2013V parameters, V0 and Pmax were significantly associated with competitive outcomes (r = 0.63\u20130.70), whereas F0 was not. V0 was significantly associated with SN (r = 0.69), C&amp;J (r = 0.63), and TOT (r = 0.70), while F0 showed trivial-to-small associations (r = 0.08\u20130.28). When participants were divided using a median split of CMJ height, higher jumpers exhibited greater V0 (3.02 \u00b1 0.30 vs. 2.61 \u00b1 0.23 m\u00b7s\u22121, p = 0.014, g = 1.4) and relative Pmax (32.44 \u00b1 2.65 vs. 27.28 \u00b1 1.06 W\u00b7kg\u22121, p = 0.001, g = 2.4), despite similar F0 (p = 0.67). Higher jumpers also demonstrated superior SN (p = 0.016, g = 1.4), C&amp;J (p = 0.041, g = 1.1), TOT (p = 0.018, g = 1.4), and Sinclair scores (p = 0.001, g = 2.1). Conclusions: In trained weightlifters, performance was strongly associated with maximal strength, while velocity- and power-oriented characteristics (V0 and Pmax) were also associated with performance outcomes. In contrast, F0 showed no meaningful associations with performance within this sample. 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