The Women's 63 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 19 March 2006. The weightlifter from Wales won the gold, lifting a total weight of 220 kg.
Schedule All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Date Time Event 19 March 2006 18:30 Group A
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: World record Snatch 116 kg Doha, Qatar 12 November 2005 Clean & Jerk 140 kg Doha, Qatar 12 November 2005 Total 256 kg Doha, Qatar 12 November 2005Commonwealth record Snatch 105 kg Bangkok, Thailand 10 December 1998 Clean & Jerk Total Games record Snatch 87 kg Manchester, Great Britain 1 August 2002 Clean & Jerk 117 kg Manchester, Great Britain 1 August 2002 Total 205 kg Manchester, Great Britain 1 August 2002
The following records were established during the competition: Snatch91 kgGR95 kgGR98 kgGR100 kgGRClean & Jerk120 kgGR121 kgGRTotal216 kgGR220 kgGR
Results Rank Athlete Nation Group Bodyweight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result Michaela Breeze A 62.12 95 98 100 100 116 120 122 120 220 Christine Girard A 62.51 87 87 91 91 117 121 126 121 212 Miel McGerrigle A 62.16 85 90 91 85 105 110 110 105 190 Nurul Farhanah Johari A 62.65 75 78 80 80 91 95 97 95 175 Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke A 62.47 72 75 80 75 95 95 95 95 170 Annette Campbell A 62.51 72 75 75 75 87 90 92 90 165 Mercy Obiero A 62.67 70 75 76 70 91 96 96 91 161
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