Weightlifting at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Weightlifting at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the third appearance of Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place in the Memorial Hall in Barry, Wales and featured contests in seven weight classes.

Singapore topped the weightlifting medal table with two gold medals.

Medal table

Medal winners Bantamweight Featherweight Chung Kum Weng Malaya Lightweight Middleweight Light Heavyweight Middle Heavyweight Tan Kim Bee Malaya Heavyweight

Results

Bantamweight 56kg Pos Athlete Weight 1 660 lb 2 630 lb 3 605 lb 4 605 lb 5 585 lb 6 580 lb 7 565 lb

Featherweight 60kg Pos Athlete Weight 1 685 lb 2 Chung Kum Weng (MAL) 675 lb 3 670 lb 4 655 lb 5 635 lb 6 605 lb 7 605 lb 8 600 lb 9 W. Goldsmith (JAM) ret

Lightweight 67.5kg Pos Athlete Weight 1 790 lb 2 750 lb 3 750 lb 4 735 lb 5 725 lb 6 715 lb 7 G. A. Nigel da Silva (DMA) 705 lb 8 690 lb 9 685 lb 10 685 lb 11 635 lb 12 625 lb 13 615 lb

Middleweight 75kg Pos Athlete Weight 1 795 lb 2 795 lb 3 785 lb 4 770 lb 5 765 lb 6 760 lb 7 720 lb 8 710 lb 9 700 lb 10 700 lb 11 675 lb

Light Heavyweight 82.5kg Pos Athlete Weight 1 875 lb 2 850 lb 3 850 lb 4 815 lb 5 815 lb 6 805 lb 7 800 lb 8 785 lb 9 785 lb 10 770 lb 11 750 lb 12 720 lb

Middle Heavyweight 90kg Pos Athlete Weight 1 890 lb 2 Tan Kim Bee (MAL) 865 lb 3 835 lb 4 815 lb 5 810 lb 6 805 lb 7 530 lb 8 520 lb 9 Louis Martin (JAM) x

Heavyweight 110kg Pos Athlete Weight 1 1005 lb 2 985 lb 3 870 lb 4 860 lb

See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting

References