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:
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: World record Snatch 154 kg Incheon, South Korea 21 September 2014 Clean & Jerk 183 kg Houston, United States 22 November 2015 Total 333 kg Houston, United States 22 November 2015Commonwealth record Snatch 133 kg Pescara, Italy 26 June 2009 Clean & Jerk 172 kg Athens, Greece 23 November 1999 Total 300 kg Athens, Greece 23 November 1999Games record Snatch 125 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 16 September 1998 Clean & Jerk 167 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 16 September 1998 Total 292 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 16 September 1998
The following records were established during the competition: Snatch132 kgGR
Schedule All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Date Time Round Thursday 5 April 2018 18:42 Final
Results RankAthleteBodyweight (kg)Snatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total123Result123Result 61.71 123 126 128 126 158 162 166 162 288 61.86 123 127 130 127 159 159 163 159 286 61.94 127 130 132 132 GR 146 151 154 151 283 4 61.92 120 124 126 124 155 160 160 155 279 5 61.69 106 110 112 112 147 151 156 156 267 6 61.96 113 116 116 116 143 148 150 150 266 7 61.89 110 114 116 116 140 144 145 145 261 8 61.91 113 116 116 113 145 145 150 145 258 9 61.94 113 113 118 113 142 149 149 142 255 10 61.92 102 106 110 110 120 126 132 132 242 11 61.71 105 105 105 105 135 140 140 135 240 12 61.75 100 100 100 100 125 130 134 134 234 13 61.44 95 100 100 95 117 117 121 121 216 14 61.57 80 85 90 90 115 120 125 120 210 61.74 101 107 110 101 125 125 125 – –
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