| Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Weightlifting | ||
| 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 | ||
| Powerlifting – bench press | ||
| Men | Women | |
| Open | Open | |
The Men's 56 kg weightlifting competition took place on 4 October. The weightlifter from Malaysia won the gold, with a combined lift of 257 kg. [1]
13 lifters were selected for the games. [1]
| Athlete | Year of birth | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daniel Darko (GHA) | 1986 |
| 2 |  Sukhen Dey (IND) | 1989 |
| 3 | V. S. Rao (IND) | 1981 |
| 4 |  Amirul Ibrahim (MAS) | 1981 |
| 5 | Mohd Ismail (MAS) | 1988 |
| 6 |  Marc Coret (MRI) | 1989 |
| 7 |  Elson Brechtefeld (NRU) | 1994 |
| 8 |  Lou Guinares (NZL) | 1990 |
| 9 |  Abdullah Ghafoor (PAK) | 1986 |
| 10 |  Morea Baru (PNG) | 1990 |
| 11 |  Kamal Bandara (SRI) | 1985 |
| 12 | Sangeth Wijesooriya (SRI) | 1984 |
| 13 |  Ismail Katamba (UGA) | 1987 |
| Rank | Name | Country | B.weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Amirul Ibrahim | Malaysia | 55.39 | 116 | 141 | 257 |
 | Sukhen Dey | India | 55.57 | 112 | 140 | 252 |
 | V. S. Rao | India | 55.66 | 107 | 141 | 248 |
| 4 | Abdullah Ghafoor | Pakistan | 55.57 | 104 | 133 | 237 |
| 5 | Kamal Bandara | Sri Lanka | 55.68 | 103 | 130 | 233 |
| 6 | Sangeth Wijesooriya | Sri Lanka | 55.29 | 98 | 120 | 218 |
| 7 | Lou Guinares | New Zealand | 55.46 | 94 | 124 | 218 |
| 8 | Marc Coret | Mauritius | 55.23 | 90 | 120 | 210 |
| 9 | Elson Brechtefeld | Nauru | 55.57 | 92 | 115 | 207 |
| 10 | Morea Baru | Papua New Guinea | 55.36 | 90 | 115 | 205 |
| - | Mohd Ismail | Malaysia | 55.56 | 109 | - | DNF |
| - | Ismail Katamba | Uganda | 55.83 | 90 | - | DNF |