The 2002 Commonwealth Games results and medallists for events from aquatics to wrestling can be found in this article.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25m Standard Pistol Individual | Jaspal Rana  India | Frederick van Tonder  South Africa | Mick Gault  England |
| 25m Standard Pistol Pairs | Samaresh Jung & Jaspal Rana India | Phil Adams & Bruce Quick  Australia | Daniel van Tonder & Frederick van Tonder South Africa |
| Fullbore Rifle Queens Prize – Open Pair | David Calvert and Martin Millar  Northern Ireland | Peter Bramley & David Dodds South Africa | Glyn Barnett & Jane Messer England |
| Fullbore Rifle Queens Prize – Open Individual | David Calvert Northern Ireland | David Dodds South Africa | Diane Collings  New Zealand |
2002 marks the last edition of Commonwealth Games to award gold medals in each category of snatch, clean & jerk and combined total.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg snatch | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim  Malaysia | 115.0 kg | Thandava Muthu India | 112.5 kg | Mohd Faizal Baharom Malaysia | 110.0 kg |
| 56 kg clean and jerk | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim Malaysia | 145.0 kg | Vickey Batta India | 135.0 kg | Thandava Muthu India | 132.5 kg |
| 56 kg total | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim Malaysia | 260.0 kg | Thandava Muthu India | 245.0 kg | Vickey Batta India | 242.5 kg |
| 62 kg snatch | Yurik Sarkisian  Australia | 125.0 kg | Marcus Stephen  Nauru | 117.5 kg | Roswadi Rashid Malaysia | 115.0 kg |
| 62 kg clean and jerk | Yurik Sarkisian Australia | 152.5 kg | Marcus Stephen Nauru | 147.5 kg | Terry Hughes New Zealand | 135.0 kg |
| 62 kg total | Yurik Sarkisian Australia | 277.5 kg | Marcus Stephen Nauru | 265.0 kg | Terry Hughes New Zealand | 245.0 kg |
| 69 kg snatch | Tientchy Dabaya  Cameroon | 140.0 kg | Muhammed Irfan  Pakistan | 140.5 kg | Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga India | 135.0 kg |
| 69 kg clean and jerk | Tientchy Dabaya Cameroon | 170.0 kg | Muhammed Irfan Pakistan | 170.0 kg | Muhamad Hidayat Hamidon Malaysia | 167.5 kg |
| 69 kg total | Tientchy Dabaya Cameroon | 310.0 kg | Muhammed Irfan Pakistan | 310.0 kg | Stewart Cruickshank England | 297.5 kg |
| 77 kg snatch | Damian Brown Australia | 147.5 kg | Dave Morgan  Wales | 145.0 kg | Craig Blythman Australia | 135.0 kg |
| 77 kg clean and jerk | Dave Morgan Wales | 160.0 kg | Renos Doweiya Nauru | 160.0 kg | Scott McCarthy  Canada | 157.5 kg |
| 77 kg total | Dave Morgan Wales | 305.0 kg | Renos Doweiya Nauru | 290.0 kg | Scott McCarthy Canada | 290.0 kg |
| 85 kg snatch | David Matam Matam Cameroon | 155.0 kg | Anthony Arthur England | 150.0 kg | Niusila Opeloge  Samoa | 142.5 kg |
| 85 kg clean and jerk | David Matam Matam Cameroon | 185.0 kg | Ofisa Ofisa Samoa | 180.0 kg | Anthony Arthur England | 180.0 kg |
| 85 kg total | David Matam Matam Cameroon | 340.0 kg | Anthony Arthur England | 330.0 kg | Ofisa Ofisa Samoa | 320.0 kg |
| 94 kg snatch | Aleksander Karapetyan Australia | 167.5 kg | David Guest England | 160.0 kg | Thomas Yule  Scotland | 157.5 kg |
| 94 kg clean and jerk | Aleksander Karapetyan Australia | 197.5 kg | Julien Galipeau Canada | 192.5 kg | Karl Grant England | 187.5 kg |
| 94 kg total | Aleksander Karapetyan Australia | 365.0 kg | David Guest England | 345.0 kg | Julien Galipeau Canada | 342.5 kg |
| 105 kg snatch | Delroy McQueen England | 165.0 kg | Akos Sandor Canada | 165.0 kg | Gurbinder Cheema England | 160.0 kg |
| 105 kg clean and jerk | Delroy McQueen England | 210.0 kg | Akos Sandor Canada | 195.0 kg | Edmund Yeo Thien Chuan Malaysia | 170.0 kg |
| 105 kg total | Delroy McQueen England | 375.0 kg | Akos Sandor Canada | 360.0 kg | Edmund Yeo Thien Chuan Malaysia | 315.0 kg |
| 105 kg+ snatch | Giles Greenwood England | 180.0 kg | Nigel Avery New Zealand | 175.0 kg | Chris Rae Australia | 175.0 kg |
| 105 kg+ clean and jerk | Nigel Avery New Zealand | 215.0 kg | Corran Hocking Australia | 210.0 kg | Giles Greenwood England | 207.5 kg |
| 105 kg+ total | Nigel Avery New Zealand | 390.0 kg | Giles Greenwood England | 387.5 kg | Corran Hocking Australia | 380.0 kg |
| Bench Press EAD (Multi-Disability) | Solomon Amarakuo  Nigeria | 150.4 kg | Richard Nicholson Australia | 148.5 kg | Cheok Kon Fatt Malaysia | 380.0 kg |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg snatch | Kunjarani Devi Nameirakpam India | 75.0 kg | Karine Turcotte Canada | 70.0 kg | Ebonette Deigaeruk Nauru | 60.0 kg |
| 48 kg clean and jerk | Kunjarani Devi Nameirakpam India | 92.5 kg | Karine Turcotte Canada | 87.5 kg | Ebonette Deigaeruk Nauru | 85.0 kg |
| 48 kg total | Kunjarani Devi Nameirakpam India | 167.5 kg | Karine Turcotte Canada | 157.5 kg | Ebonette Deigaeruk Nauru | 145.0 kg |
| 53 kg snatch | Sanamacha Chanu India | 82.5 kg | Natasha Barker Australia | 77.5 kg | Seen Lee Australia | 75.0 kg |
| 53 kg clean and jerk | Sanamacha Chanu India | 100.0 kg | Natasha Barker Australia | 97.5 kg | Seen Lee Australia | 87.5 kg |
| 53 kg total | Sanamacha Chanu India | 182.5 kg | Natasha Barker Australia | 175.0 kg | Seen Lee Australia | 162.5 kg |
| 58 kg snatch | Michaela Breeze Wales | 87.5 kg | Maryse Turcotte Canada | 87.5 kg | Sunaina Sunaina India | 85.0 kg |
| 58 kg clean and jerk | Maryse Turcotte Canada | 115.0 kg | Michaela Breeze Wales | 112.5 kg | Sunaina Sunaina India | 107.5 kg |
| 58 kg total | Maryse Turcotte Canada | 202.5 kg | Michaela Breeze Wales | 200.0 kg | Sunaina Sunaina India | 192.5 kg |
| 63 kg snatch | Pascale Dorcelus Canada | 87.5 kg | Pratima Kumari India | 87.5 kg | Prasmita Mangaraj India | 85.0 kg |
| 63 kg clean and jerk | Pratima Kumari India | 117.5 kg | Prasmita Mangaraj India | 110.0 kg | Christine Girard Canada | 100.0 kg |
| 63 kg total | Pratima Kumari India | 205.0 kg | Prasmita Mangaraj India | 195.0 kg | Pascale Dorcelus Canada | 185.0 kg |
| 69 kg snatch | Madeleine Yamechi Cameroon | 100.0 kg | Neelam Setti Laxmi India | 95.0 kg | Sheba Deireragea Nauru | 90.0 kg |
| 69 kg clean and jerk | Madeleine Yamechi Cameroon | 130.0 kg | Neelam Setti Laxmi India | 110.0 kg | Sheba Deireragea Nauru | 110.0 kg |
| 69 kg total | Madeleine Yamechi Cameroon | 230.0 kg | Neelam Setti Laxmi India | 205.0 kg | Sheba Deireragea Nauru | 200.0 kg |
| 75 kg snatch | Shailaja Pujari India | 97.5 kg | Deborah Lovely Australia | 95.0 kg | Saree Williams Australia | 82.5 kg |
| 75 kg clean and jerk | Shailaja Pujari India | 125.0 kg | Deborah Lovely Australia | 107.5 kg | Mary Diranga Nauru | 102.5 kg |
| 75 kg total | Shailaja Pujari India | 222.5 kg | Deborah Lovely Australia | 202.5 kg | Saree Williams Australia | 182.5 kg |
| 75 kg+ snatch | Caroline Pileggi Australia | 100.0 kg | Olivia Baker New Zealand | 100.0 kg | Reanna Solomon Nauru | 100 kg |
| 75 kg+ clean and jerk | Reanna Solomon Nauru | 127.5 kg | Caroline Pileggi Australia | 125.0 kg | Olivia Baker New Zealand | 125.0 kg |
| 75 kg+ total | Reanna Solomon Nauru | 227.5 kg | Caroline Pileggi Australia | 225.0 kg | Olivia Baker New Zealand | 225.0 kg |
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