The Women's 53 kg weightlifting event was the second-lightest women's event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, limiting competitors to a maximum of 53 kilograms (117 lb) of body mass. The competition took place on 25 July and was the first weightlifting event to conclude. The event took place at the Clyde Auditorium.
Weightlifting – Women's 53 kg at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Clyde Auditorium | |||||||||
Dates | 25 July 2014 | |||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 9 nations | |||||||||
Winning total weight | 193 kg | |||||||||
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The event was originally won by 16-year-old Chika Amalaha of Nigeria. Following a failed doping test, Amalaha was stripped of her medal and placement, and the medals were redistributed. The weightlifter from Papua New Guinea, Dika Toua, took the gold following the redistribution of medals.[1]
Result
editRank | Athlete | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg)[2] | Notes | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | ||||
Dika Toua (PNG) | 79 | 82 | 82 | 106 | 111 | 111 | 193 | GR | |||
Santoshi Matsa (IND) | 78 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 102 | 105 | 105 | 188 | |||
Swati Singh (IND) | 80 | 83 | 83 | 100 | 100 | 183 | GR | ||||
4 | Erika Ropati-Frost (AUS) | 71 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 94 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 175 | |
5 | Phillipa Hale (NZL) | 76 | 79 | 79 | 95 | 95 | 174 | ||||
6 | Socheata Be (AUS) | 73 | 77 | 77 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 173 | |||
7 | Azizah Fadzil (MAS) | 77 | 77 | 95 | 95 | 172 | |||||
8 | Jessica Ruel (CAN) | 76 | 76 | 91 | 91 | 167 | |||||
9 | Frenceay Titus (MAS) | 70 | 70 | 90 | 90 | 160 | |||||
10 | Ruth Baffoe (GHA) | 65 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 153 | ||
11 | Jessica Edge (MLT) | 57 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 145 | ||
DSQ | Chika Amalaha (NGR) | 82 | 85 | 85 | 102 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 196 |
References
edit- ^ "Nigeria weightlifter Chika Amalaha stripped of Commonwealth Games gold". The Guardian. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ Results