| Weightlifting – Men's 73 kg at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Exhibition Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 31 July 2022 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning total weight | 313 | |||||||||
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| Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 55 kg | 49 kg | |
| 61 kg | 55 kg | |
| 67 kg | 59 kg | |
| 73 kg | 64 kg | |
| 81 kg | 71 kg | |
| 96 kg | 76 kg | |
| 109 kg | 87 kg | |
| +109 kg | +87 kg | |
The Men's 73 kg weightlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games took place at the National Exhibition Centre on 31 July 2022. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: [2]
| World record | Snatch |  Shi Zhiyong (CHN) | 169 kg | Tokyo, Japan | 20 April 2021 |
| Clean & Jerk | Shi Zhiyong (CHN) | 198 kg | Pattaya, Thailand | 10 December 2019 | |
| Total | Shi Zhiyong (CHN) | 364 kg | Ningbo, China | 28 July 2021 | |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch |  Achinta Sheuli (IND) | 143 kg | Tokyo, Japan | 10 December 2021 |
| Clean & Jerk | Achinta Sheuli (IND) | 173 kg | Tokyo, Japan | 10 December 2021 | |
| Total | Achinta Sheuli (IND) | 316 kg | Tokyo, Japan | 10 December 2021 | |
| Games record | Snatch | Commonwealth Games Standard | |||
| Clean & Jerk | Commonwealth Games Standard | ||||
| Total | Commonwealth Games Standard | ||||
The following records were established during the competition:
| Snatch | 143 kg |  Achinta Sheuli (IND) | GR |
| Total | 313 kg | Achinta Sheuli (IND) | GR |
When the previous records and weight classes were discarded following readjustment, the IWF defined "world standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as world records (WR), CommonWealth Authority defined "Commonwealth standards" and "Commonwealth games standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as Commonwealth record (CR) and Commonwealth games record (GR) in the new weight classes. Wherever World Standard/Commonwealth Standard/Commonwealth Games Standard appear in the list above, no qualified weightlifter has yet lifted the benchmark weights in a sanctioned competition.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Sunday 31 July 2022 | 18:30 | Final |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | ||||
 | Achinta Sheuli (IND) | 72.70 | 137 | 140 | 143 | 143 GR | 166 | 170 | 170 | 313 GR | |
 |  Erry Hidayat (MAS) | 71.98 | 133 | 138 | 138 | 165 | 165 | 303 | |||
 |  Shad Darsigny (CAN) | 72.71 | 130 | 135 | 135 | 158 | 163 | 163 | 298 | ||
| 4 |  John Tafi (SAM) | 71.98 | 127 | 131 | 131 | 165 | 165 | 296 | |||
| 5 |  Brandon Wakeling (AUS) | 72.53 | 122 | 127 | 127 | 163 | 163 | 290 | |||
| 6 |  Jack Oliver (ENG) | 72.51 | 131 | 131 | 156 | 156 | 287 | ||||
| 7 |  Michael Anthony Farmer (WAL) | 72.61 | 128 | 128 | 158 | 158 | 286 | ||||
| 8 |  Ezekiel Moses (NRU) | 72.70 | 128 | 130 | 130 | 155 | 155 | 285 | |||
| 9 |  Vester Villalon (NZL) | 72.79 | 123 | 126 | 126 | 155 | 155 | 281 | |||
| 10 |  Jon-antohein Phillips (RSA) | 72.27 | 118 | 118 | 158 | 162 | 162 | 280 | |||
| 11 |  Anthony Masinde (KEN) | 72.58 | 110 | 110 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 250 | |||
| ― |  Indika Dissanayake (SRI) | 72.74 | 129 | 133 | 133 | NM | DNF | ||||
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