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.
| 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 |
The competition took place between 30 July and 3 August 2022, spread across sixteen weight classes (eight per gender).[1][2]
Schedule edit
The competition schedule is as follows:[1][2]
Date Event |
Sat 30 | Sun 31 | Mon 1 | Tue 2 | Wed 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Medal table edit
* Host nation (England)
| Rank | CGA | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 |  England* | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Canada | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Samoa | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  Australia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Mauritius | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Fiji | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nauru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Medalists edit
Men's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg |
Aniq Kasdan Malaysia |
249 kg | Sanket Mahadev Sargar India |
248 kg | Dilanka Isuru Kumara Sri Lanka |
225 kg |
| 61 kg |
Muhamad Aznil Bidin Malaysia |
285 kg GR | Morea Baru Papua New Guinea |
273 kg | Gururaja Poojary India |
269 kg |
| 67 kg |
Jeremy Lalrinnunga India |
300 kg GR | Vaipava Nevo Ioane Samoa |
293 kg | Edidiong Joseph Umoafia Nigeria |
290 kg |
| 73 kg |
Achinta Sheuli India |
313 kg GR | Muhammad Erry Hidayat Malaysia |
303 kg | Shad Darsigny Canada |
298 kg |
| 81 kg |
Chris Murray England |
325 kg GR | Kyle Bruce Australia |
323 kg | Nicolas Vachon Canada |
320 kg |
| 96 kg |
Don Opeloge Samoa |
381 kg GR | Vikas Thakur India |
346 kg | Taniela Rainibogi Fiji |
343 kg |
| 109 kg |
Junior Ngadja Nyabeyeu Cameroon |
361 kg | Jack Opeloge Samoa |
358 kg | Lovepreet Singh India |
355 kg |
| +109 kg |
Nooh Dastgir Butt Pakistan |
405 kg GR | David Liti New Zealand |
394 kg | Gurdeep Singh India |
390 kg |
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 kg |
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu India |
201 kg GR | Roilya Ranaivosoa Mauritius |
172 kg | Hannah Kaminski Canada |
171 kg |
| 55 kg |
Adijat Olarinoye Nigeria |
203 kg GR | Bindyarani Sorokhaibam India |
202 kg | Fraer Morrow England |
198 kg |
| 59 kg |
Rafiatu Lawal Nigeria |
206 kg GR | Jessica Gordon Brown England |
197 kg | Tali Darsigny Canada |
196 kg |
| 64 kg |
Maude Charron Canada |
231 kg GR | Sarah Cochrane Australia |
216 kg | Islamiyat Yusuf Nigeria |
212 kg |
| 71 kg |
Sarah Davies England |
229 kg GR | Alexis Ashworth Canada |
214 kg | Harjinder Kaur India |
212 kg |
| 76 kg |
Maya Laylor Canada |
228 kg GR | Taiwo Liadi Nigeria |
216 kg JCR | Maximina Uepa Nauru |
215 kg |
| 87 kg |
Eileen Cikamatana Australia |
255 kg GR | Kristel Ngarlem Canada |
236 kg | Mary Osijo Nigeria |
225 kg |
| +87 kg |
Emily Campbell England |
286 kg GR CR | Feagaiga Stowers Samoa |
268 kg | Charisma Amoe Tarrant Australia |
239 kg |
Participating nations edit
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 edit
- ^ 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.