Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg
| Weightlifting – Men's 62 kg at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 5 April 2018 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning total weight | 288 | |||||||||
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| Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 56 kg | 48 kg | |
| 62 kg | 53 kg | |
| 69 kg | 58 kg | |
| 77 kg | 63 kg | |
| 85 kg | 69 kg | |
| 94 kg | 75 kg | |
| 105 kg | 90 kg | |
| +105 kg | +90 kg | |
The Men's 62 kg weightlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games took place at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on 5 April 2018. The weightlifter from Malaysia won the gold, with a combined lift of 288 kg. Papua New Guinea and Pakistan claimed the silver and bronze medals, respectively. Pakistan's Talha Talib established a new games record during the competition in the snatch event:[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:[2]
| World record | Snatch |  Kim Un-guk (PRK) |
154 kg | Incheon, South Korea | 21 September 2014 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Chen Lijun (CHN) |
183 kg | Houston, United States | 22 November 2015 | |
| Total | Chen Lijun (CHN) |
333 kg | Houston, United States | 22 November 2015 | |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch |  Dimitrios Minasides (CYP) |
133 kg | Pescara, Italy | 26 June 2009 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Marcus Stephen (NRU) |
172 kg | Athens, Greece | 23 November 1999 | |
| Total | Marcus Stephen (NRU) |
300 kg | Athens, Greece | 23 November 1999 | |
| Games record | Snatch |  Yurik Sarkisian (AUS) |
125 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16 September 1998 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Marcus Stephen (NRU) |
167 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16 September 1998 | |
| Total | Marcus Stephen (NRU) |
292 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16 September 1998 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Snatch | 132 kg |  Talha Talib (PAK)
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Schedule
[edit]All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Thursday 5 April 2018 | 18:42 | Final |
Results
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Body weight (kg) |
Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | ||||
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 Muhamad Aznil Bidin (MAS) |
61.71 | 123 | 126 | 126 | 158 | 162 | 162 | 288 | ||
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 Morea Baru (PNG) |
61.86 | 123 | 127 | 127 | 159 | 159 | 286 | |||
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Talha Talib (PAK) |
61.94 | 127 | 130 | 132 | 132 GR | 146 | 151 | 151 | 283 | |
| 4 |  Thilanka Palangasinghe (SRI) |
61.92 | 120 | 124 | 124 | 155 | 155 | 279 | |||
| 5 |  Favour Agboro (NGR) |
61.69 | 106 | 110 | 112 | 112 | 147 | 151 | 156 | 156 | 267 |
| 6 |  Raja Muthupandi (IND) |
61.96 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 143 | 150 | 150 | 266 | ||
| 7 |  Ianne Guiñares (NZL) |
61.89 | 110 | 114 | 116 | 116 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 261 | |
| 8 |  Olivier Heracles Matam Matam (CMR) |
61.91 | 113 | 113 | 145 | 145 | 258 | ||||
| 9 |  Poama Qaqa (FIJ) |
61.94 | 113 | 113 | 142 | 142 | 255 | ||||
| 10 | Vannara Be (AUS) |
61.92 | 102 | 106 | 110 | 110 | 120 | 126 | 132 | 132 | 242 |
| 11 |  Marc Jonathan Coret (MRI) |
61.71 | 105 | 105 | 135 | 135 | 240 | ||||
| 12 | Ezekiel Moses (NRU) |
61.75 | 100 | 100 | 125 | 130 | 134 | 134 | 234 | ||
| 13 |  Manuila Raobu (TUV) |
61.44 | 95 | 95 | 117 | 121 | 121 | 216 | |||
| 14 |  Takirua Betero (KIR) |
61.57 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 210 | |
 Rick Yves Confiance (SEY) |
61.74 | 101 | 101 | – | – | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Weightlifting – Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Records