| 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 |  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 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.
