| Weightlifting – Women's 75 kg at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Melbourne Exhibition Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 March 2006 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning total weight | 208 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 56 kg | 48 kg | |
| 62 kg | 53 kg | |
| 69 kg | 58 kg | |
| 77 kg | 63 kg | |
| 85 kg | 69 kg | |
| 94 kg | 75 kg | |
| 105 kg | +75 kg | |
| +105 kg | ||
The Women's 75 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 21 March 2006. [1]
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 21 March 2006 | 18:30 | Group A |
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record | Snatch |  | 130 kg | Doha, Qatar | 13 November 2005 |
| Clean & Jerk |  | 159 kg | Doha, Qatar | 13 November 2005 | |
| Total | | 285 kg | Doha, Qatar | 13 November 2005 | |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch | ||||
| Clean & Jerk |  | 140 kg | Sydney, Australia | 20 September 2000 | |
| Total | |||||
| Games record | Snatch |  | 97 kg | Manchester, Great Britain | 3 August 2002 |
| Clean & Jerk | | 125 kg | Manchester, Great Britain | 3 August 2002 | |
| Total | | 222 kg | Manchester, Great Britain | 3 August 2002 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | ||||||
 | Deborah Lovely |  | A | 74.73 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 108 | 112 | 115 | 115 | 208 | |
 | Sheba Deireragea |  | A | 74.97 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 109 | 109 | 202 | ||
 | Babalwa Ndleleni |  | A | 74.60 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 95 | 100 | 104 | 104 | 182 | |
| 4 | Lindsay Borg |  | A | 74.60 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 90 | 90 | 165 | |||
| 5 | Mariam Nalubanga |  | A | 71.29 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 160 | ||
| 6 | Bothobile Shebe |  | A | 72.92 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 100 | ||
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