The Men's 85 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 20 March 2006. Shujauddin Malik, from Pakistan, won the gold, lifting a total weight of 343 kg.[1]
| Weightlifting – Men's 85 kg at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Melbourne Exhibition Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 20 March 2006 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning total weight | 343 | |||||||||
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Schedule edit
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Event |
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| 20 March 2006 | 18:30 | Group A |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record | Snatch |  Andrei Rybakou (BLR) |
185 kg | Doha, Qatar | 14 November 2005 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Zhang Yong (CHN) |
218 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 25 April 1998 | |
| Total | World Standard | 395 kg | – | 1 January 1998 | |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch |  Sergo Chakhoyan (AUS) |
182 kg | Moscow, Russia | 27 September 2003 |
| Clean & Jerk | Sergo Chakhoyan (AUS) |
210 kg | Moscow, Russia | 27 September 2003 | |
| Total | Sergo Chakhoyan (AUS) |
392 kg | Moscow, Russia | 27 September 2003 | |
| Games record | Snatch |  Stephen Ward (ENG) |
157 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 18 September 1998 |
| Clean & Jerk | Leon Griffin (ENG) |
192 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 18 September 1998 | |
| Total | Leon Griffin (ENG) |
347 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 18 September 1998 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Clean & Jerk | 193 kg |  Shujauddin Malik (PAK)
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Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight |
Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | ||||||
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Shujauddin Malik | Pakistan |
A | 84.64 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 180 | 187 | 193 | 193 | 343 | |
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Brice Batchaya |  Cameroon |
A | 84.13 | 141 | 146 | 151 | 151 | 171 | 180 | 180 | 331 | |
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Simplice Ribouem | Cameroon |
A | 84.08 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 180 | 180 | 325 | |||
| 4 | Satheesha Rai |  India |
A | 83.90 | 140 | 144 | 146 | 146 | 176 | 176 | 322 | ||
| 5 | Darryn Anthony |  South Africa |
A | 84.11 | 140 | 140 | 170 | 170 | 310 | ||||
| 6 | Peter Kirkbride |  Scotland |
A | 84.35 | 120 | 126 | 131 | 131 | 155 | 166 | 166 | 297 | |
| 7 | David Obiero |  Kenya |
A | 84.85 | 111 | 113 | 113 | 141 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 263 | |
| 8 | Teataua Tiito |  Kiribati |
A | 84.32 | 111 | 111 | 141 | 146 | 146 | 257 | |||
| 9 | Abu-Bakarr Kabia |  Sierra Leone |
A | 83.89 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 250 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Weightlifting Men's 85 kg - Result". m2006.thecgf.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.