Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 48 kg

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Weightlifting – Women's 48 kg
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Weightlifting pictogram.svg
Venue Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Dates16 March 2006
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Winning total weight166 kg
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of India.svg  India
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
  2002
2010  

The Women's 48 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 16 March 2006. [1]

Contents

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

DateTimeEvent
16 March 200614:00Group A

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

World record SnatchFlag of Turkey.svg  Nurcan Taylan  (TUR)97 kg Athens, Greece 14 August 2004
Clean & JerkFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Mingjuan  (CHN)118 kg Doha, Qatar 9 November 2005
TotalFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Mingjuan  (CHN)213 kg Doha, Qatar 9 November 2005
Commonwealth recordSnatchFlag of India.svg  Sanamacha Chanu  (IND)82 kg Bhilai, India 17 March 2002
Clean & JerkFlag of India.svg  Kunjarani Devi  (IND)107 kg Osaka, Japan 2 May 2000
TotalFlag of India.svg  Kunjarani Devi  (IND)190 kg Athens, Greece 14 August 2004
Games recordSnatchFlag of India.svg  Kunjarani Devi  (IND)75 kg Manchester, England 30 July 2002
Clean & JerkFlag of India.svg  Kunjarani Devi  (IND)92 kg Manchester, England 30 July 2002
TotalFlag of India.svg  Kunjarani Devi  (IND)167 kg Manchester, England 30 July 2002

The following record was established during the competition:

Clean & Jerk94 kgFlag of India.svg  Kunjarani Devi  (IND) GR

Results

RankAthleteNationGroupBody
weight
Snatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total
123Result123Result
Gold medal icon.svg Kunjarani Devi Flag of India.svg  India A47.807070727288919494166
Silver medal icon.svg Marilou Dozois-Prévost Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada A47.466971737389899292165
Bronze medal icon.svg Erika Yamasaki Flag of Australia.svg  Australia A47.956669696982848784153
4 Joanne Calvino Flag of England.svg  England A47.986264646483838683147
5 Zaira Zakaria Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia A47.956567676580868680145
6 Suzanne Hiram Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru A47.346265656278788278140
7 Molla Shabira Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh A47.875862646467737367131
8 Julie Matatiken Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles A47.515555615570757570125
9 Kathleen Hare Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea A47.594953555565697169124
Portia Vries Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa A47.7865656865858585
Kate Howard Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales A47.6458586058737373

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References

  1. "Weightlifting Women's 48 kg - Result". m2006.thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.