Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was the 19th appearance of Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. The weightlifting events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games were held in Birmingham, England. This was the nineteenth edition since its inclusion in 1950, and the second staging within England specifically.
The competition took place between 30 July and 3 August 2022, spread across sixteen weight classes (eight per gender).
Schedule The competition schedule is as follows:
Sat 30 Sun 31 Mon 1 Tue 2 Wed 3 Men's 55 kg F 61 kg F 67 kg F 73 kg F 81 kg F 96 kg F 109 kg F +109 kg F Women's 49 kg F 55 kg F 59 kg F 64 kg F 71 kg F 76 kg F 87 kg F +87 kg F
Venue The weightlifting competitions were held at the National Exhibition Centre in Solihull. Competitions for five other sports – badminton, boxing, netball, para powerlifting and table tennis – also take place there.
Qualification
A total of 180 weightlifters (90 per gender) qualify to compete at the Games. Nations may earn one quota per weight class, allocated as follows: The host nation. The 2021 Commonwealth champion. Athletes on the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List as of 28 February 2022. Recipient of a CGF/IWF Bipartite Invitation.
Medal summary Medal table
Medalists Men's events 55 kg249 kg 248 kg 225 kg61 kg 285 kg GR 273 kg 269 kg67 kg 300 kg GR 293 kg 290 kg73 kg 313 kg GR 303 kg 298 kg81 kg 325 kg GR 323 kg 320 kg96 kg 381 kg GR 346 kg 343 kg109 kg 361 kg 358 kg 355 kg +109 kg 405 kg GR 394 kg 390 kg
Women's events 49 kg 201 kg GR 172 kg 171 kg55 kg 203 kg GR 202 kg 198 kg59 kg 206 kg GR 197 kg 196 kg64 kg 231 kg GR 216 kg 212 kg71 kg 229 kg GR 214 kg 212 kg76 kg 228 kg GR 216 kg 215 kg87 kg 255 kg GR 236 kg 225 kg +87 kg 286 kg GR 268 kg 239 kg
Participating nations There were 37 participating Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA's) in weightlifting with a total of 174 (90 men and 84 women) athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
References
External links Results Book – Weightlifting