| Para powerlifting – Women's lightweight at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Exhibition Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 4 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning points | 102.2 | |||||||||
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| Para powerlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| lightweight | lightweight | |
| heavyweight | heavyweight | |
The Women'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 | 15:00 | Final |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result [2] |
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 |  Zoe Newson (ENG) | 40.80 | 97 | 99 | 101 | 102.2 |
 | Olivia Broome (ENG) | 53.80 | 105 | 109 | 111 | 100.0 |
 |  Hellen Kariuki (KEN) | 40.50 | 95 | 97 | 98.5 | |
| 4 |  Manpreet Kaur (IND) | 40.30 | 87 | 88 | 89.6 | |
| 5 | Sakina Khatun (IND) | 44.60 | 90 | 87.5 | ||
| 6 |  Suzanne Menye Meto (CMR) | 49.00 | 86 | 80.3 | ||
| 7 |  Nur'Aini Mohamad Yasli (SGP) | 46.20 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 74.7 |
| 8 |  Kimberley Dean (IOM) | 58.20 | 80 | 84 | 73.7 | |
 Onyinyechi Mark (NGR) | 56.80 | — | DSQ [3] | |||
| Latifat Tijani (NGR) | 43.80 | |||||
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