Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg

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Weightlifting – Men's 62 kg
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Weightlifting pictogram.svg
Venue Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre
Dates5 April 2018
Competitors15 from 15 nations
Winning total weight288
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
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The Men's 62 kg weightlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games took place at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on 5 April 2018. The weightlifter from Malaysia won the gold, with a combined lift of 288 kg. Papua New Guinea and Pakistan claimed the silver and bronze medals, respectively. Pakistan's Talha Talib established a new games record during the competition in the snatch event: [1]

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: [2]

World record SnatchFlag of North Korea.svg  Kim Un-guk  (PRK)154 kg Incheon, South Korea 21 September 2014
Clean & JerkFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Lijun  (CHN)183 kg Houston, United States 22 November 2015
TotalFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Lijun  (CHN)333 kg Houston, United States 22 November 2015
Commonwealth recordSnatchFlag of Cyprus.svg  Dimitrios Minasides  (CYP)133 kg Pescara, Italy 26 June 2009
Clean & JerkFlag of Nauru.svg  Marcus Stephen  (NRU)172 kg Athens, Greece23 November 1999
TotalFlag of Nauru.svg  Marcus Stephen  (NRU)300 kg Athens, Greece23 November 1999
Games recordSnatchFlag of Australia.svg  Yurik Sarkisian  (AUS)125 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia16 September 1998
Clean & JerkFlag of Nauru.svg  Marcus Stephen  (NRU)167 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia16 September 1998
TotalFlag of Nauru.svg  Marcus Stephen  (NRU)292 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia16 September 1998

The following records were established during the competition:

Snatch132 kgFlag of Pakistan.svg  Talha Talib  (PAK) GR

Schedule

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

DateTimeRound
Thursday 5 April 201818:42Final

Results

RankAthleteBody
weight (kg)
Snatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total
123Result123Result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Malaysia.svg  Muhamad Aznil Bidin  (MAS)61.71123126128126158162166162288
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Morea Baru  (PNG)61.86123127130127159159163159286
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Pakistan.svg  Talha Talib  (PAK)61.94127130132132 GR 146151154151283
4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Thilanka Palangasinghe  (SRI)61.92120124126124155160160155279
5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Favour Agboro  (NGR)61.69106110112112147151156156267
6Flag of India.svg  Raja Muthupandi  (IND)61.96113116116116143148150150266
7Flag of New Zealand.svg  Ianne Guiñares  (NZL)61.89110114116116140144145145261
8Flag of Cameroon.svg  Olivier Heracles Matam Matam  (CMR)61.91113116116113145145150145258
9Flag of Fiji.svg  Poama Qaqa  (FIJ)61.94113113118113142149149142255
10Flag of Australia.svg  Vannara Be  (AUS)61.92102106110110120126132132242
11Flag of Mauritius.svg  Marc Jonathan Coret  (MRI)61.71105105105105135140140135240
12Flag of Nauru.svg  Ezekiel Moses  (NRU)61.75100100100100125130134134234
13Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Manuila Raobu  (TUV)61.449510010095117117121121216
14Flag of Kiribati.svg  Takirua Betero  (KIR)61.5780859090115120125120210
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Rick Yves Confiance  (SEY)61.74101107110101125125125

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References

  1. "Weightlifting – Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. Records