Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 kg

The Men's 69 kg weightlifting event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Manchester International Convention Centre on 31 July 2002. The weightlifter from Cameroon won the gold, with a combined lift of 310 kg. The silver medal went to Pakistan and bronze to England.

Weightlifting – Men's 69 kg at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Manchester International Convention Centre
Dates	31 July 2002
Competitors	11 from 9 nations
Winning total weight	310
Medalists
Vencelas Dabaya    Cameroon   Muhammad Irfan    Pakistan   Stewart Cruickshank    England

Schedule

All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Date	Time	Event
1 August 2002	10:00	Group A

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

World record	Snatch	Georgi Markov (BUL)	165.0 kg	Sydney, Australia	20 September 2000
	Clean & Jerk	Galabin Boevski (BUL)	196.5 kg	Sydney, Australia	20 September 2000
	Total	Galabin Boevski (BUL)	357.5 kg	Athens, Greece	24 November 1999
Commonwealth record	Snatch
	Clean & Jerk
	Total
Games record	Snatch
	Clean & Jerk
	Total

The following records were established during the competition:

Snatch	140.0 kg	Muhammad Irfan (PAK)	GR
Clean & Jerk	170.0 kg	Vencelas Dabaya (CMR)	GR
Total	310.0 kg	Vencelas Dabaya (CMR)	GR

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)					Clean & Jerk (kg)					Total
					1	2	3	Result	Rank	1	2	3	Result	Rank
	Vencelas Dabaya	Cameroon	A	67.35	135.0	140.0	140.0	140.0		170.0	177.5	177.5	170.0		310.0
	Muhammad Irfan	Pakistan	A	68.57	135.0	140.0	140.0	140.0		165.0	170.0	177.5	170.0		310.0
	Stewart Cruickshank	England	A	68.46	130.0	130.0	132.5	132.5	4	160.0	165.0	167.5	165.0	4	297.5
4	Muhamad Hidayat Hamidon	Malaysia	A	68.91	125.0	130.0	132.5	130.0	5	165.0	165.0	167.5	167.5		297.5
5	Yukio Peter	Nauru	A	68.73	127.5	132.5	132.5	127.5	6	162.5	167.5	172.5	162.5	5	290.0
6	Govinda Vadivelu	India	A	68.68	117.5	122.5	125.0	122.5	8	155.0	162.5	162.5	162.5	6	285.0
7	Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga	India	A	68.54	130.0	132.5	135.0	135.0		147.5	155.0	155.0	147.5	7	282.5
8	Marco Dumberry	Canada	A	68.55	117.5	122.5	122.5	122.5	7	137.5	142.5	150.0	142.5	8	265.0
9	Ray Williams	Wales	A	68.58	105.0	110.0	112.5	110.0	9	120.0	130.0	140.0	140.0	9	250.0
10	Arfon Roberts	Wales	A	68.43	102.5	107.5	107.5	107.5	10	137.5	142.5	142.5	137.5	10	245.0
11	Pita Vakaafi	Niue	A	66.03	67.5	72.5	72.5	67.5	11	80.0	85.0	90.0	90.0	11	157.5