The Men's 69 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 18 March 2006. The weightlifter from Australia won the gold, lifting a total weight of 294 kg.
Schedule All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Date Time Event 18 March 2006 18:30 Group A
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: World record Snatch 165 kg Sydney, Australia 20 September 2000 Clean & Jerk 197 kg Qinhuangdao, China 11 September 2003 Total 357 kg Athens, Greece 24 November 1999Commonwealth record Snatch 145 kg Tunis, Tunisia 4 May 2004 Clean & Jerk 185 kg Tunis, Tunisia 4 May 2004 Total 330 kg Tunis, Tunisia 4 May 2004Games record Snatch 140 kg Manchester, Great Britain 31 July 2002 Clean & Jerk 170 kg Manchester, Great Britain 31 July 2002 Total 310 kg Manchester, Great Britain 31 July 2002
Results Rank Athlete Nation Group Bodyweight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result Benjamin Turner A 68.97 125 128 128 128 158 161 166 166 294 Muhamad Hidayat Hamidon A 68.85 125 126 130 130 160 163 166 163 293 Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga A 68.97 126 129 131 129 156 158 160 158 287 François Etoundi A 68.78 125 126 131 126 155 160 160 160 286 Joel Wilson A 68.59 122 122 127 127 150 156 159 156 283 Mark Spooner A 68.64 118 123 126 123 150 156 158 156 279 Francis Luna-Grenier A 68.13 120 120 123 120 156 156 156 156 276 Josefa Vueti A 68.79 115 115 120 120 152 160 167 152 272 Alexandros Amanatidis A 68.40 108 108 114 114 138 144 145 145 259 10 Renos Doweiya A 68.41 105 110 110 110 135 140 145 145 255 11 Romeo Simeon A 68.65 105 110 110 110 125 130 135 130 240 12 Logona Esau A 67.66 98 98 104 98 127 133 138 138 236 13 Magarajen Monien A 68.73 95 100 105 105 120 125 125 120 225 14 Gift Mwewa A 67.33 93 97 100 93 120 125 130 130 223 Beru Karianako A 67.49 95 95 97
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