| Para powerlifting – Men's lightweight at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Exhibition Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 4 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning points | 154.6 | |||||||||
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| Para powerlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| lightweight | lightweight | |
| heavyweight | heavyweight | |
The Men's lightweight powerlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games took place at the National Exhibition Centre on 4 August 2022. [1]
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Saturday 4 August 2022 | 16:30 | Final |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result [2] |
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 |  Bonnie Bunyau Gustin (MAS) | 69.50 | 210 | 216 | 220 | 154.6 GR |
 |  Mark Swan (ENG) | 66.10 | 199 | 202 | 145.5 | |
 |  Nnamdi Innocent (NGR) | 70.60 | 190 | 132.5 | ||
| 4 | Thomas Kure (NGR) | 63.40 | 180 | 132.5 | ||
| 5 |  Emmanuel Nii Tettey Oku (GHA) | 65.80 | 168 | 172 | 175 | 126.4 |
| 6 | Matthew Harding (ENG) | 68.70 | 165 | 170 | 175 | 123.7 |
| 7 |  Conrat Atangana (CMR) | 62.10 | 160 | 165 | 122.8 | |
| 8 |  Richard Lubanza (ZAM) | 62.70 | 140 | 145 | 100.9 | |
| 9 |  Yohana Assa Mwila (TAN) | 70.90 | 130 | 135 | 136 | 100.7 |
 Parmjeet Kumar (IND) | 49.10 | NM |
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