Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}

{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event

|event = Weightlifting

|games = 2018

|image = Weightlifting 2018 Commonwealth Games.svg

|image_size = 150

|caption =

|venue = Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre

|dates = 5–9 April 2018

|competitors = 206

|nations = 35

|events = 16

|prev = 2014

|next = 2022

}}

{{Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}

Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held in the Gold Coast from April 5 to 9. The Weightlifting competition was held at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. A total of eight men's and eight women's events were held.

On 7 October 2016, it was announced that seven new events for women were being added to the sport program, meaning there would be an equal number of events for men and women. This marked the first time in history that a major multi-sport event would have equality in terms of events. This included the addition of an additional female event in the weightlifting competitions.{{cite news|date=7 October 2016 |title=Level playing field for women at 2018 Commonwealth Games|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/more-in-sport/level-playing-field-for-women-at-2018-commonwealth-games-1-4251310 |newspaper=The Scotsman |location=Edinburgh, Scotland |access-date=7 October 2016 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1042362/gold-coast-2018-to-offer-same-amount-of-medals-for-men-and-women-after-seven-events-added |title=Gold Coast 2018 to offer same amount of medals for men and women after seven events added|last1=McKay |first1=Duncan|date=7 October 2016 |website=Insidethegames.biz |publisher=Dunsar Media |access-date=7 October 2016}}

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the weightlifting competitions:

class=wikitable

! Date !! Time !! Event

rowspan="3" |Thursday, 5 April09:30style=background:lemonchiffon| Men's 56 kg
14:00style=background:lemonchiffon|Women's 48 kg
18:30style=background:lemonchiffon|Men's 62 kg
rowspan="3" |Friday, 6 April09:30style=background:lemonchiffon| Women's 53 kg
14:00style=background:lemonchiffon|Men's 69 kg
18:30style=background:lemonchiffon|Women's 58 kg
rowspan="3" |Saturday, 7 April09:30style=background:lemonchiffon| Men's 77 kg
14:00style=background:lemonchiffon|Women's 63 kg
18:30style=background:lemonchiffon|Men's 85 kg
rowspan="3" |Sunday, 8 April09:30style=background:lemonchiffon| Women's 69 kg
14:00style=background:lemonchiffon|Men's 94 kg
18:30style=background:lemonchiffon|Women's 75 kg
rowspan="4" |Monday, 9 April09:30style=background:lemonchiffon| Men's 105 kg
rowspan="2" |16:00style=background:lemonchiffon|Women's 90 kg
style=background:lemonchiffon|Women's +90 kg
18:30style=background:lemonchiffon|Men's +105 kg

Medal table

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host = AUS

| flag_template = flagCGF

| event = 2018

| team =

| gold_IND = 5 | silver_IND = 2 | bronze_IND = 2

| gold_SAM = 2 | silver_SAM = 2 | bronze_SAM = 0

| gold_MAS = 2 | silver_MAS = 0 | bronze_MAS = 1

| gold_ENG = 1 | silver_ENG = 3 | bronze_ENG = 2

| gold_CAN = 1 | silver_CAN = 3 | bronze_CAN = 1

| gold_PNG = 1 | silver_PNG = 2 | bronze_PNG = 0

| gold_AUS = 1 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 1 | host_AUS = yes

| gold_FIJ = 1 | silver_FIJ = 0 | bronze_FIJ = 1

| gold_WAL = 1 | silver_WAL = 0 | bronze_WAL = 1

| gold_NZL = 1 | silver_NZL = 0 | bronze_NZL = 0

| gold_SRI = 0 | silver_SRI = 1 | bronze_SRI = 2

| gold_MRI = 0 | silver_MRI = 1 | bronze_MRI = 0

| gold_NRU = 0 | silver_NRU = 1 | bronze_NRU = 0

| gold_PAK = 0 | silver_PAK = 0 | bronze_PAK = 2

| gold_CMR = 0 | silver_CMR = 0 | bronze_CMR = 1

| gold_SOL = 0 | silver_SOL = 0 | bronze_SOL = 1

| gold_RSA = 0 | silver_RSA = 0 | bronze_RSA = 1

}}

Medalists

=Men's events=

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
56 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 56 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Azroy Hazalwafie|MAS|2018}}

261 kg GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Gururaja Poojary|IND|2018}}

249 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Chaturanga Lakmal|SRI|2018}}

248 kg
62 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Aznil Bidin|MAS|2018}}

288 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Morea Baru|PNG|2018}}

286 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Talha Talib|PAK|2018}}

283 kg
69 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Gareth Evans|WAL|2018}}

299 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Indika Dissanayake|SRI|2018}}

297 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Deepak Lather|IND|2018}}

295 kg
77 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 77 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Sathish Sivalingam|IND|2018}}

317 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Jack Oliver|ENG|2018}}

312 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|François Etoundi|AUS|2018}}

305 kg
85 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 85 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Ragala Venkat Rahul}}|IND|2018}}

338 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Don Opeloge|SAM|2018}}

331 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Mohamad Fazrul Azrie|MAS|2018}}

328 kg
94 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 94 kg}}

|{{nowrap|{{flagCGFmedalist|Steven Kari|PNG|2018}}}}

370 kg {{tooltip|CR|Commonwealth record}} / GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Boady Santavy|CAN|2018}}

369 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Vikas Thakur|IND|2018}}

351 kg
105 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 105 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Sanele Mao|SAM|2018}}

360 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Pardeep Singh|IND|2018}}

352 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Owen Boxall|ENG|2018}}

351 kg
+105 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's +105 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|David Liti|NZL|2018}}

403 kg GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Lauititi Lui|SAM|2018}}

400 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Muhammad Butt|PAK|2018}}

395 kg

=Women's events=

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
48 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 48 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Saikhom Mirabai Chanu|IND|2018}}

196 kg {{tooltip|CR|Commonwealth record}} /GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Roilya Ranaivosoa|MRI|2018}}

170 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Dinusha Gomes|SRI|2018}}

155 kg
53 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 53 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu}}|IND|2018}}

192 kg GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Dika Toua}}|PNG|2018}}

182 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet}}|CAN|2018}}

181 kg
58 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 58 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Tia-Clair Toomey}}|AUS|2018}}

201 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Tali Darsigny}}|CAN|2018}}

200 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Jenly Tegu Wini}}|SOL|2018}}

189 kg
63 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 63 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Maude Charron}}|CAN|2018}}

220 kg GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Zoe Smith}}|ENG|2018}}

207 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Mona Pretorius}}|RSA|2018}}

206 kg
69 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 69 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Punam Yadav}}|IND|2018}}

222 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Sarah Davies}}|ENG|2018}}

217 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Apolonia Vaivai}}|FIJ|2018}}

216 kg
75 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 75 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Emily Godley}}|ENG|2018}}

222 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Marie-Ève Beauchemin-Nadeau|CAN|2018}}

221 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Laura Hughes}}|WAL|2018}}

207 kg
90 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 90 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Eileen Cikamatana}}|FIJ|2018}}

233 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Kaity Fassina}}|AUS|2018}}

232 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Clementine Meukeugni}}|CMR|2018}}

226 kg
+90 kg
{{DetailsLink|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's +90 kg}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Feagaiga Stowers}}|SAM|2018}}

253 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Charisma Amoe-Tarrant}}|NRU|2018}}

243 kg

|{{flagCGFmedalist|{{nowrap|Emily Campbell}}|ENG|2018}}

242 kg

Records

=Men's=

class="wikitable"

!Event !! Date !! Round !! Name !! Nationality !! Weight !!Record

Men's 56 kg5 AprilSnatchAzroy Hazalwafie{{flagCGF|MAS|2018}}117 kgGR
Men's 56 kg5 AprilTotalAzroy Hazalwafie{{flagCGF|MAS|2018}}261 kgGR
Men's 62 kg

| 5 April

SnatchTalha Talib{{flagCGF|PAK
} || 132 kg || GR

|-

|Men's 94 kg

| 8 April || Snatch || Boady Santavy || {{flagCGF|CAN|2018}} || 168 kg || GR

|-

|Men's 94 kg

| 8 April || Clean & Jerk || Steven Kari || {{flagCGF|PNG|2018}} || 216 kg || {{tooltip|CR|Commonwealth record}}, GR

|-

|Men's +105 kg

| 9 April || Total || David Liti || {{flagCGF|NZL|2018}} || 403 kg || {{tooltip|CR|Commonwealth record}}, GR

|}

=Women's=

class="wikitable"

!Event !! Date !! Round !! Name !! Nationality !! Weight !!Record

Women's 48 kg

| 5 April

SnatchSaikhom Mirabai Chanu{{flagCGF|IND|2018}}86 kg{{tooltip|CR|Commonwealth record}}, GR
Women's 48 kg

| 5 April

Clean & JerkSaikhom Mirabai Chanu{{flagCGF|IND|2018}}110 kg{{tooltip|CR|Commonwealth record}}, GR
Women's 48 kg

| 5 April

TotalSaikhom Mirabai Chanu{{flagCGF|IND|2018}}196 kg{{tooltip|CR|Commonwealth record}}, GR
Women's 53 kg

| 6 April

SnatchKhumukcham Sanjita Chanu{{flagCGF|IND|2018}}84 kgGR
Women's 63 kg

| 7 April

Clean & JerkMaude Charron{{flagCGF|CAN|2018}}122 kgGR

  • [https://results.gc2018.com/en/weightlifting/broken-records.htm Broken Records in Weightlifting]

Qualification

{{Main|Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Qualification}}

For the first time, weightlifting athletes had to qualify for the Games. A total of 226 weightlifters (120 male and 106 women) will qualify to compete at the games. Qualification was done through multiple pathways.{{cite web |url=http://www.triathlon.org/uploads/docs/Athlete_Allocation_Systems_%28PACK%29_March_2017.pdf|title=Athlete Allocation System|date=15 March 2017 |website=www.triathlon.org/|publisher=International Triathlon Union|access-date=9 June 2017}}

Participating nations

There are 35 participating associations in weightlifting with a total of 206 athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

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  • {{flagCGF|AUS|2018|16}}
  • {{flagCGF|BAN|2018|5}}
  • {{flagCGF|BAR|2018|2}}
  • {{flagCGF|BOT|2018|1}}
  • {{flagCGF|CAN|2018|11}}
  • {{flagCGF|CMR|2018|5}}
  • {{flagCGF|COK|2018|2}}
  • {{flagCGF|ENG|2018|12}}
  • {{flagCGF|FIJ|2018|7}}
  • {{flagCGF|GHA|2018|4}}
  • {{flagCGF|IND|2018|16}}
  • {{flagCGF|KEN|2018|5}}
  • {{flagCGF|KIR|2018|5}}
  • {{flagCGF|LES|2018|1}}
  • {{flagCGF|MAS|2018|10}}
  • {{flagCGF|MLT|2018|1}}
  • {{flagCGF|MRI|2018|10}}
  • {{flagCGF|NGR|2018|4}}
  • {{flagCGF|NIR|2018|5}}
  • {{flagCGF|NRU|2018|10}}
  • {{flagCGF|NZL|2018|12}}
  • {{flagCGF|PAK|2018|5}}
  • {{flagCGF|PNG|2018|6}}
  • {{flagCGF|SVG|2018|1}}
  • {{flagCGF|SAM|2018|6}}
  • {{flagCGF|SCO|2018|4}}
  • {{flagCGF|SEY|2018|3}}
  • {{flagCGF|SGP|2018|1}}
  • {{flagCGF|SOL|2018|3}}
  • {{flagCGF|SRI|2018|11}}
  • {{flagCGF|RSA|2018|3}}
  • {{flagCGF|TGA|2018|1}}
  • {{flagCGF|TUV|2018|1}}
  • {{flagCGF|UGA|2018|4}}
  • {{flagCGF|WAL|2018|13}}

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References

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