Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
| Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | GMEX |
| Location | Manchester, England |
| Dates | 25 July to 4 August 2002 |
Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was the 14th appearance of Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August 2002.[1] There were eight weight classes in the men's competition and seven in the inaugural women's competition.
The weightlifting events were held at the GMEX.[2][3]
For the fourth consecutive Games, the format consisted of three gold medals per weight category (snatch, clean and jerk and overall) which had been introduced in 1990.[4] With the inclusion of women's events for the first time there were 46 gold medals available.[5]
India topped the weightlifting medal table by virtue of winning 11 gold medals.[6]
Medal table
* Host nation (England)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 11 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 |  Cameroon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 |  Australia | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 |  England* | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 |  Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 |  Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 |  Nauru | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 9 |  New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 |  Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Pakistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  Samoa | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 46 | 46 | 43 | 135 | |
Medallists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg snatch | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim Malaysia | 115.0 kg | Thandava Muthu India | 112.5 kg | Mohd Faizal Baharom Malaysia | 110.0 kg |
| 56 kg clean and jerk | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim Malaysia | 145.0 kg | Vickey Batta India | 135.0 kg | Thandava Muthu India | 132.5 kg |
| 56 kg total | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim Malaysia | 260.0 kg | Thandava Muthu India | 245.0 kg | Vickey Batta India | 242.5 kg |
| 62 kg snatch | Yurik Sarkisian.svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 125.0 kg | Marcus Stephen Nauru | 117.5 kg | Roswadi Rashid Malaysia | 115.0 kg |
| 62 kg clean and jerk | Yurik Sarkisian Australia | 152.5 kg | Marcus Stephen Nauru | 147.5 kg | Terry Hughes New Zealand | 135.0 kg |
| 62 kg total | Yurik Sarkisian Australia | 277.5 kg | Marcus Stephen Nauru | 265.0 kg | Terry Hughes New Zealand | 245.0 kg |
| 69 kg snatch | Tientchy Dabaya Cameroon | 140.0 kg | Muhammed Irfan Pakistan | 140.5 kg | Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga India | 135.0 kg |
| 69 kg clean and jerk | Tientchy Dabaya Cameroon | 170.0 kg | Muhammed Irfan Pakistan | 170.0 kg | Muhamad Hidayat Hamidon Malaysia | 167.5 kg |
| 69 kg total | Tientchy Dabaya Cameroon | 310.0 kg | Muhammed Irfan Pakistan | 310.0 kg | Stewart Cruickshank England | 297.5 kg |
| 77 kg snatch | Damian Brown Australia | 147.5 kg | Dave Morgan Wales | 145.0 kg | Craig Blythman Australia | 135.0 kg |
| 77 kg clean and jerk | Dave Morgan Wales | 160.0 kg | Renos Doweiya Nauru | 160.0 kg | Scott McCarthy Canada | 157.5 kg |
| 77 kg total | Dave Morgan Wales | 305.0 kg | Renos Doweiya Nauru | 290.0 kg | Scott McCarthy Canada | 290.0 kg |
| 85 kg snatch | David Matam Matam Cameroon | 155.0 kg | Anthony Arthur England | 150.0 kg | Niusila Opeloge Samoa | 142.5 kg |
| 85 kg clean and jerk | David Matam Matam Cameroon | 185.0 kg | Ofisa Ofisa Samoa | 180.0 kg | Anthony Arthur England | 180.0 kg |
| 85 kg total | David Matam Matam Cameroon | 340.0 kg | Anthony Arthur England | 330.0 kg | Ofisa Ofisa Samoa | 320.0 kg |
| 94 kg snatch | Aleksander Karapetyan Australia | 167.5 kg | David Guest England | 160.0 kg | Thomas Yule Scotland | 157.5 kg |
| 94 kg clean and jerk | Aleksander Karapetyan Australia | 197.5 kg | Julien Galipeau Canada | 192.5 kg | Karl Grant England | 187.5 kg |
| 94 kg total | Aleksander Karapetyan Australia | 365.0 kg | David Guest England | 345.0 kg | Julien Galipeau Canada | 342.5 kg |
| 105 kg snatch | Delroy McQueen England | 165.0 kg | Akos Sandor Canada | 165.0 kg | Gurbinder Cheema England | 160.0 kg |
| 105 kg clean and jerk | Delroy McQueen England | 210.0 kg | Akos Sandor Canada | 195.0 kg | Edmund Yeo Thien Chuan Malaysia | 170.0 kg |
| 105 kg total | Delroy McQueen England | 375.0 kg | Akos Sandor Canada | 360.0 kg | Edmund Yeo Thien Chuan Malaysia | 315.0 kg |
| 105 kg+ snatch | Giles Greenwood England | 180.0 kg | Nigel Avery New Zealand | 175.0 kg | Chris Rae Australia | 175.0 kg |
| 105 kg+ clean and jerk | Nigel Avery New Zealand | 215.0 kg | Corran Hocking Australia | 210.0 kg | Giles Greenwood England | 207.5 kg |
| 105 kg+ total | Nigel Avery New Zealand | 390.0 kg | Giles Greenwood England | 387.5 kg | Corran Hocking Australia | 380.0 kg |
| Bench Press EAD (Multi-Disability) | Solomon Amarakuo Nigeria | 150.4 kg | Richard Nicholson Australia | 148.5 kg | Cheok Kon Fatt Malaysia | 380.0 kg |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg snatch | Kunjarani Devi Nameirakpam India | 75.0 kg | Karine Turcotte Canada | 70.0 kg | Ebonette Deigaeruk Nauru | 60.0 kg |
| 48 kg clean and jerk | Kunjarani Devi Nameirakpam India | 92.5 kg | Karine Turcotte Canada | 87.5 kg | Ebonette Deigaeruk Nauru | 85.0 kg |
| 48 kg total | Kunjarani Devi Nameirakpam India | 167.5 kg | Karine Turcotte Canada | 157.5 kg | Ebonette Deigaeruk Nauru | 145.0 kg |
| 53 kg snatch | Sanamacha Chanu India | 82.5 kg | Natasha Barker Australia | 77.5 kg | Seen Lee Australia | 75.0 kg |
| 53 kg clean and jerk | Sanamacha Chanu India | 100.0 kg | Natasha Barker Australia | 97.5 kg | Seen Lee Australia | 87.5 kg |
| 53 kg total | Sanamacha Chanu India | 182.5 kg | Natasha Barker Australia | 175.0 kg | Seen Lee Australia | 162.5 kg |
| 58 kg snatch | Michaela Breeze Wales | 87.5 kg | Maryse Turcotte Canada | 87.5 kg | Not awarded (only 4 entries) | |
| 58 kg clean and jerk | Maryse Turcotte Canada | 115.0 kg | Michaela Breeze Wales | 112.5 kg | Not awarded (only 4 entries) | |
| 58 kg total | Maryse Turcotte Canada | 202.5 kg | Michaela Breeze Wales | 200.0 kg | Not awarded (only 4 entries) | |
| 63 kg snatch | Pascale Dorcelus Canada | 87.5 kg | Pratima Kumari India | 87.5 kg | Prasmita Mangaraj India | 85.0 kg |
| 63 kg clean and jerk | Pratima Kumari India | 117.5 kg | Prasmita Mangaraj India | 110.0 kg | Christine Girard Canada | 100.0 kg |
| 63 kg total | Pratima Kumari India | 205.0 kg | Prasmita Mangaraj India | 195.0 kg | Pascale Dorcelus Canada | 185.0 kg |
| 69 kg snatch | Madeleine Yamechi Cameroon | 100.0 kg | Neelam Setti Laxmi India | 95.0 kg | Sheba Deireragea Nauru | 90.0 kg |
| 69 kg clean and jerk | Madeleine Yamechi Cameroon | 130.0 kg | Neelam Setti Laxmi India | 110.0 kg | Sheba Deireragea Nauru | 110.0 kg |
| 69 kg total | Madeleine Yamechi Cameroon | 230.0 kg | Neelam Setti Laxmi India | 205.0 kg | Sheba Deireragea Nauru | 200.0 kg |
| 75 kg snatch | Shailaja Pujari India | 97.5 kg | Deborah Lovely Australia | 95.0 kg | Saree Williams Australia | 82.5 kg |
| 75 kg clean and jerk | Shailaja Pujari India | 125.0 kg | Deborah Lovely Australia | 107.5 kg | Mary Diranga Nauru | 102.5 kg |
| 75 kg total | Shailaja Pujari India | 222.5 kg | Deborah Lovely Australia | 202.5 kg | Saree Williams Australia | 182.5 kg |
| 75 kg+ snatch | Caroline Pileggi Australia | 100.0 kg | Olivia Baker New Zealand | 100.0 kg | Reanna Solomon Nauru | 100 kg |
| 75 kg+ clean and jerk | Reanna Solomon Nauru | 127.5 kg | Caroline Pileggi Australia | 125.0 kg | Olivia Baker New Zealand | 125.0 kg |
| 75 kg+ total | Reanna Solomon Nauru | 227.5 kg | Caroline Pileggi Australia | 225.0 kg | Olivia Baker New Zealand | 225.0 kg |
References
- ↑ "Medal Standings Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ "'Stage set for Manchester to lay on feast of sport'". The Times. 25 July 2002. p. 36 – via Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ "What's on in England's biggest sporting event for more than half a century". Fleetwood Weekly New. 2 January 2002. p. 29. Retrieved 13 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Gold medal boost". Shields Daily Gazette. 23 January 1990. p. 20. Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Statistics". BBC. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Weightlifting". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
