Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
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Venue | National Exhibition Centre |
Dates | 30 July – 3 August 2022 |
Competitors | 174 from 37 nations |
Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Qualification | ||
Men | Women | |
55 kg | 49 kg | |
61 kg | 55 kg | |
67 kg | 59 kg | |
73 kg | 64 kg | |
81 kg | 71 kg | |
96 kg | 76 kg | |
109 kg | 87 kg | |
+109 kg | +87 kg | |
Weightlifting was one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. This was the nineteenth staging of weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 1950, and the second staging within England specifically.
The competition took place between 30 July and 3 August 2022, spread across sixteen weight classes (eight per gender).[1][2]
Schedule
The competition schedule is as follows:[1][2]
Date Event |
Sat 30 | Sun 31 | Mon 1 | Tue 2 | Wed 3 |
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Men's | |||||
55 kg | F | ||||
61 kg | F | ||||
67 kg | F | ||||
73 kg | F | ||||
81 kg | F | ||||
96 kg | F | ||||
109 kg | F | ||||
+109 kg | F | ||||
Women's | |||||
49 kg | F | ||||
55 kg | F | ||||
59 kg | F | ||||
64 kg | F | ||||
71 kg | F | ||||
76 kg | F | ||||
87 kg | F | ||||
+87 kg | F |
Venue
The weightlifting competitions were held at the National Exhibition Centre in Solihull.[3] Competitions for five other sports - badminton, boxing, netball, para powerlifting and table tennis - also take place there.[4]
Qualification
A total of 180 weightlifters (90 per gender) qualify to compete at the Games. Nations may earn one quota per weight class, allocated as follows:[5]
- The host nation.
- The 2021 Commonwealth champion.
- Athletes on the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List as of 28 February 2022.
- Recipient of a CGF/IWF Bipartite Invitation.
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (England)
Rank | CGA | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
Medalists
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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55 kg |
Aniq Kasdan![]() |
249 kg | Sanket Mahadev Sargar![]() |
248 kg | Dilanka Isuru Kumara![]() |
225 kg |
61 kg |
Muhamad Aznil Bidin![]() |
285 kg GR | Morea Baru![]() |
273 kg | Gururaja Poojary![]() |
269 kg |
67 kg |
Jeremy Lalrinnunga![]() |
300 kg GR | Vaipava Nevo Ioane![]() |
293 kg | Edidiong Joseph Umoafia![]() |
290 kg |
73 kg |
Achinta Sheuli![]() |
313 kg GR | Muhammad Erry Hidayat![]() |
303 kg | Shad Darsigny![]() |
298 kg |
81 kg |
Chris Murray![]() |
325 kg GR | Kyle Bruce![]() |
323 kg | Nicolas Vachon![]() |
320 kg |
96 kg |
Don Opeloge![]() |
381 kg GR | Vikas Thakur![]() |
346 kg | Taniela Rainibogi![]() |
343 kg |
109 kg |
Junior Ngadja Nyabeyeu![]() |
361 kg | Jack Opeloge![]() |
358 kg | Lovepreet Singh![]() |
355 kg |
+109 kg |
Nooh Dastgir Butt![]() |
405 kg GR | David Liti![]() |
394 kg | Gurdeep Singh![]() |
390 kg |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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49 kg |
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu![]() |
201 kg GR | Roilya Ranaivosoa![]() |
172 kg | Hannah Kaminski![]() |
171 kg |
55 kg |
Adijat Olarinoye![]() |
203 kg GR | Bindyarani Sorokhaibam![]() |
202 kg | Fraer Morrow![]() |
198 kg |
59 kg |
Rafiatu Lawal![]() |
206 kg GR | Jessica Gordon Brown![]() |
197 kg | Tali Darsigny![]() |
196 kg |
64 kg |
Maude Charron![]() |
231 kg GR | Sarah Cochrane![]() |
216 kg | Islamiyat Yusuf![]() |
212 kg |
71 kg |
Sarah Davies![]() |
229 kg GR | Alexis Ashworth![]() |
214 kg | Harjinder Kaur![]() |
212 kg |
76 kg |
Maya Laylor![]() |
228 kg GR | Taiwo Liadi![]() |
216 kg JCR | Maximina Uepa![]() |
215 kg |
87 kg |
Eileen Cikamatana![]() |
255 kg GR | Kristel Ngarlem![]() |
236 kg | Mary Osijo![]() |
225 kg |
+87 kg |
Emily Campbell![]() |
286 kg GR CR | Feagaiga Stowers![]() |
268 kg | Charisma Amoe Tarrant![]() |
239 kg |
Participating nations
There were 37 participating Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA's) in weightlifting with a total of 174 (90 men and 84 women) athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.[6]
Australia (11)
Bangladesh (4)
Botswana (2)
Brunei (1)
Cameroon (5)
Canada (14)
Cook Islands (1)
Cyprus (1)
England (15)
Fiji (2)
Ghana (2)
Gibraltar (1)
India (15)
Jamaica (4)
Kenya (3)
Kiribati (1)
Lesotho (1)
Malaysia (7)
Malta (4)
Mauritius (6)
Nauru (7)
New Zealand (7)
Nigeria (9)
Northern Ireland (2)
Pakistan (3)
Papua New Guinea (2)
Samoa (6)
Scotland (4)
Seychelles (2)
Singapore (6)
Solomon Islands (2)
South Africa (4)
Sri Lanka (10)
Tonga (2)
Uganda (1)
Vanuatu (1)
Wales (7)
References
- ^ a b "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ a b Competition Schedule | Weightlifting (PDF). BOCCG. p. 35. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "NEC WILL HOST SIX SPORTS AT THE 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES". The NEC. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Venues | THE NEC". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Athlete Allocation System | Weightlifting" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / IWF. 22 February 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Weightlifting Number of Entries by CGA" (PDF). www.results.birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organizing Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.