Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games


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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.

Weightlifting
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Sports and Leisure Centre
Dates5–9 April 2018
Competitors206 from 35 nations

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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.[1][2]

Competition schedule

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The following is the competition schedule for the weightlifting competitions:

Date Time Event
Thursday, 5 April 09:30 Men's 56 kg
14:00 Women's 48 kg
18:30 Men's 62 kg
Friday, 6 April 09:30 Women's 53 kg
14:00 Men's 69 kg
18:30 Women's 58 kg
Saturday, 7 April 09:30 Men's 77 kg
14:00 Women's 63 kg
18:30 Men's 85 kg
Sunday, 8 April 09:30 Women's 69 kg
14:00 Men's 94 kg
18:30 Women's 75 kg
Monday, 9 April 09:30 Men's 105 kg
16:00 Women's 90 kg
Women's +90 kg
18:30 Men's +105 kg

  *   Host nation (Australia)

Event Date Round Name Nationality Weight Record
Men's 56 kg 5 April Snatch Azroy Hazalwafie   Malaysia 117 kg GR
Men's 56 kg 5 April Total Azroy Hazalwafie   Malaysia 261 kg GR
Men's 62 kg 5 April Snatch Talha Talib   Pakistan 132 kg GR
Men's 94 kg 8 April Snatch Boady Santavy   Canada 168 kg GR
Men's 94 kg 8 April Clean & Jerk Steven Kari   Papua New Guinea 216 kg , GR
Men's +105 kg 9 April Total David Liti   New Zealand 403 kg , GR
Event Date Round Name Nationality Weight Record
Women's 48 kg 5 April Snatch Saikhom Mirabai Chanu   India 86 kg , GR
Women's 48 kg 5 April Clean & Jerk Saikhom Mirabai Chanu   India 110 kg , GR
Women's 48 kg 5 April Total Saikhom Mirabai Chanu   India 196 kg , GR
Women's 53 kg 6 April Snatch Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu   India 84 kg GR
Women's 63 kg 7 April Clean & Jerk Maude Charron   Canada 122 kg GR

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.[3]

Participating nations

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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.

  1. ^ "Level playing field for women at 2018 Commonwealth Games". The Scotsman. Edinburgh, Scotland. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ^ McKay, Duncan (7 October 2016). "Gold Coast 2018 to offer same amount of medals for men and women after seven events added". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.