Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was the 14th appearance of Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August 2002. There were eight weight classes in the men's competition and seven in the inaugural women's competition.
The weightlifting events were held at the GMEX.
For the fourth consecutive Games, the format consisted of three gold medals per weight category (snatch, clean and jerk and overall) which had been introduced in 1990. With the inclusion of women's events for the first time there were 46 gold medals available.
India topped the weightlifting medal table by virtue of winning 11 gold medals.
Medal table
Medallists Men 56 kg snatchAmirul Hamizan Ibrahim Malaysia 115.0 kgThandava Muthu India 112.5 kgMohd Faizal Baharom Malaysia 110.0 kg56 kg clean and jerkAmirul Hamizan Ibrahim Malaysia 145.0 kgVickey Batta India 135.0 kgThandava Muthu India 132.5 kg56 kg totalAmirul Hamizan Ibrahim Malaysia 260.0 kgThandava Muthu India 245.0 kgVickey Batta India 242.5 kg62 kg snatchYurik Sarkisian Australia 125.0 kgMarcus Stephen Nauru 117.5 kgRoswadi Rashid Malaysia 115.0 kg62 kg clean and jerkYurik Sarkisian Australia 152.5 kgMarcus Stephen Nauru 147.5 kgTerry Hughes New Zealand 135.0 kg62 kg totalYurik Sarkisian Australia 277.5 kgMarcus Stephen Nauru 265.0 kgTerry Hughes New Zealand 245.0 kg69 kg snatchTientchy Dabaya Cameroon 140.0 kgMuhammed Irfan Pakistan 140.5 kgSudhir Kumar Chitradurga India 135.0 kg69 kg clean and jerkTientchy Dabaya Cameroon 170.0 kgMuhammed Irfan Pakistan 170.0 kgMuhamad Hidayat Hamidon Malaysia 167.5 kg69 kg totalTientchy Dabaya Cameroon 310.0 kgMuhammed Irfan Pakistan 310.0 kgStewart Cruickshank England 297.5 kg77 kg snatchDamian Brown Australia 147.5 kgDave Morgan Wales 145.0 kgCraig Blythman Australia 135.0 kg77 kg clean and jerkDave Morgan Wales 160.0 kgRenos Doweiya Nauru 160.0 kgScott McCarthy Canada 157.5 kg77 kg totalDave Morgan Wales 305.0 kgRenos Doweiya Nauru 290.0 kgScott McCarthy Canada 290.0 kg85 kg snatchDavid Matam Matam Cameroon 155.0 kgAnthony Arthur England 150.0 kgNiusila Opeloge Samoa 142.5 kg85 kg clean and jerkDavid Matam Matam Cameroon 185.0 kgOfisa Ofisa Samoa 180.0 kgAnthony Arthur England 180.0 kg85 kg totalDavid Matam Matam Cameroon 340.0 kgAnthony Arthur England 330.0 kgOfisa Ofisa Samoa 320.0 kg94 kg snatchAleksander Karapetyan Australia 167.5 kgDavid Guest England 160.0 kgThomas Yule Scotland 157.5 kg94 kg clean and jerkAleksander Karapetyan Australia 197.5 kgJulien Galipeau Canada 192.5 kgKarl Grant England 187.5 kg94 kg totalAleksander Karapetyan Australia 365.0 kgDavid Guest England 345.0 kgJulien Galipeau Canada 342.5 kg105 kg snatchDelroy McQueen England 165.0 kgAkos Sandor Canada 165.0 kgGurbinder Cheema England 160.0 kg105 kg clean and jerkDelroy McQueen England 210.0 kgAkos Sandor Canada 195.0 kgEdmund Yeo Thien Chuan Malaysia 170.0 kg105 kg totalDelroy McQueen England 375.0 kgAkos Sandor Canada 360.0 kgEdmund Yeo Thien Chuan Malaysia 315.0 kg105 kg+ snatchGiles Greenwood England 180.0 kgNigel Avery New Zealand 175.0 kgChris Rae Australia 175.0 kg105 kg+ clean and jerkNigel Avery New Zealand 215.0 kgCorran Hocking Australia 210.0 kgGiles Greenwood England 207.5 kg105 kg+ totalNigel Avery New Zealand 390.0 kgGiles Greenwood England 387.5 kgCorran Hocking Australia 380.0 kgBench Press EAD (Multi-Disability)Solomon Amarakuo Nigeria 150.4 kgRichard Nicholson Australia 148.5 kgCheok Kon Fatt Malaysia 380.0 kg
Women 48 kg snatchKunjarani Devi Nameirakpam India 75.0 kgKarine Turcotte Canada 70.0 kgEbonette Deigaeruk Nauru 60.0 kg48 kg clean and jerkKunjarani Devi Nameirakpam India 92.5 kgKarine Turcotte Canada 87.5 kgEbonette Deigaeruk Nauru 85.0 kg48 kg totalKunjarani Devi Nameirakpam India 167.5 kgKarine Turcotte Canada 157.5 kgEbonette Deigaeruk Nauru 145.0 kg53 kg snatchSanamacha Chanu India 82.5 kgNatasha Barker Australia 77.5 kgSeen Lee Australia 75.0 kg53 kg clean and jerkSanamacha Chanu India 100.0 kgNatasha Barker Australia 97.5 kgSeen Lee Australia 87.5 kg53 kg totalSanamacha Chanu India 182.5 kgNatasha Barker Australia 175.0 kgSeen Lee Australia 162.5 kg58 kg snatchMichaela Breeze Wales 87.5 kgMaryse Turcotte Canada 87.5 kg Not awarded(only 4 entries)58 kg clean and jerkMaryse Turcotte Canada 115.0 kgMichaela Breeze Wales 112.5 kg Not awarded(only 4 entries)58 kg totalMaryse Turcotte Canada 202.5 kgMichaela Breeze Wales 200.0 kg Not awarded(only 4 entries)63 kg snatchPascale Dorcelus Canada 87.5 kgPratima Kumari India 87.5 kgPrasmita Mangaraj India 85.0 kg63 kg clean and jerkPratima Kumari India 117.5 kgPrasmita Mangaraj India 110.0 kgChristine Girard Canada 100.0 kg63 kg totalPratima Kumari India 205.0 kgPrasmita Mangaraj India 195.0 kgPascale Dorcelus Canada 185.0 kg69 kg snatchMadeleine Yamechi Cameroon 100.0 kgNeelam Setti Laxmi India 95.0 kgSheba Deireragea Nauru 90.0 kg69 kg clean and jerkMadeleine Yamechi Cameroon 130.0 kgNeelam Setti Laxmi India 110.0 kgSheba Deireragea Nauru 110.0 kg69 kg totalMadeleine Yamechi Cameroon 230.0 kgNeelam Setti Laxmi India 205.0 kgSheba Deireragea Nauru 200.0 kg75 kg snatchShailaja Pujari India 97.5 kgDeborah Lovely Australia 95.0 kgSaree Williams Australia 82.5 kg75 kg clean and jerkShailaja Pujari India 125.0 kgDeborah Lovely Australia 107.5 kgMary Diranga Nauru 102.5 kg75 kg totalShailaja Pujari India 222.5 kgDeborah Lovely Australia 202.5 kgSaree Williams Australia 182.5 kg75 kg+ snatchCaroline Pileggi Australia 100.0 kgOlivia Baker New Zealand 100.0 kgReanna Solomon Nauru 100 kg75 kg+ clean and jerkReanna Solomon Nauru 127.5 kgCaroline Pileggi Australia 125.0 kgOlivia Baker New Zealand 125.0 kg75 kg+ totalReanna Solomon Nauru 227.5 kgCaroline Pileggi Australia 225.0 kgOlivia Baker New Zealand 225.0 kg
References
See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting