Weightlifting at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Weightlifting at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the fifth appearance of Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place at the Ward Theatre in Kingston, Jamaica and featured contests in seven weight classes.

England topped the weightlifting medal table with two gold medals.

Medal table

Medal winners Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight Middleweight Light Heavyweight Middle Heavyweight Heavyweight

Results

Bantamweight 56kg Pos Athlete Weight 1 705 lb 2 677.5 lb 3 672 lb 4 666.5 lb 5 655.5 lb 6 616.75 lb 7 606 lb 8 600.25 lb 9 545.25 lb - William A. Samuels (BIZ) ns - ns

Featherweight 60kg Pos Athlete Weight 1 743.5 lb 2 738 lb 3 716 lb 4 705 lb 5 694 lb 6 688.5 lb 7 666.5 lb 8 639 lb - ns - ns - sn

Lightweight 67.5kg Pos Athlete Weight 1 809.75 lb 2 782.25 lb 3 771 lb 4 771 lb 5 754.75 lb 6 743.5 lb 7 732.75 lb 8 721.5 lb 9 710.5 lb 10 Arthur Francisco (BIZ) 644.5 lb 11 628 lb - Arthur C. Pollard ns - ns - ns

Middleweight 75kg Pos Athlete Weight 1 892.5 lb 2 843 lb 3 821 lb 4 793.5 lb 5 787.75 lb 6 787.75 lb 7 754.75 lb 8 727 lb - ns - ns

Light Heavyweight 82.5kg Pos Athlete Weight 1 925.5 lb 2 914.5 lb 3 903.5 lb 4 898 lb 5 854 lb 6 843 lb 7 815.5 lb 8 749 lb 9 705 lb - ns - ns - ns - ns

Middle Heavyweight 90kg Pos Athlete Weight 1 1019.25 lb 2 947.75 lb 3 931 lb 4 920 lb 5 771.25 lb 6 ns 7 ns

Heavyweight 110kg Pos Athlete Weight 1 1096.25 lb 2 1024.75 lb 3 1019.5 lb 4 936.5 lb 5 ns

See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting

References