Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 53 kg

The Women's 53 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 17 March 2006. The weightlifter from Canada won the gold, lifting a total weight of 188 kg.

Schedule All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Date Time Event 17 March 2006 18:30 Group A

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: World record Snatch 102 kg Busan, South Korea 1 October 2002 Clean & Jerk 127 kg Warsaw, Poland 20 November 2002 Total 225 kg Sydney, Australia 18 September 2000Commonwealth record Snatch 87 kg Qinhuangdao, China 10 September 2003 Clean & Jerk 115 kg Collingwood, Canada 19 May 2001 Total 200 kg Qinhuangdao, China 10 September 2003Games record Snatch 82 kg Manchester, Great Britain 31 July 2002 Clean & Jerk 100 kg Manchester, Great Britain 31 July 2002 Total 182 kg Manchester, Great Britain 31 July 2002

The following records were established during the competition: Clean & Jerk103 kgGR105 kgGR108 kgGRTotal185 kgGR188 kgGR

Results Rank Athlete Nation Group Bodyweight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result Maryse Turcotte A 52.80 78 80 82 80 105 108 108 108 188 Dika Toua A 52.87 75 78 80 78 103 108 108 103 181 Nadeene Latif A 52.32 62 65 66 66 83 86 – 86 152 Clementina Agricole A 52.39 65 65 67 67 85 85 90 85 152 Wendy Hale A 52.95 60 60 62 62 75 80 84 80 142

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