Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg

The Men's 62 kg weightlifting event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Manchester International Convention Centre on 30 July 2002. The weightlifter from Australia won the gold, with a combined lift of 277.5 kg.[1]

Weightlifting – Men's 62 kg
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester International Convention Centre
Dates30 July 2002
Competitors8 from 7 nations
Winning total weight277.5
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Nauru
bronze medal    New Zealand
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Schedule edit

All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Date Time Event
30 July 2002 18:00 Group A

Records edit

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

World record Snatch   Shi Zhiyong (CHN) 153.0 kg İzmir, Turkey 28 June 2002
Clean & Jerk   Henadzi Aliashchuk (BLR) 181.0 kg Antalya, Turkey 5 November 2001
Total World Standard 325.0 kg 1 January 1998
Commonwealth record Snatch   Yurik Sarkisyan (AUS) 127.5 kg Lahti, Finland 9 November 1998
Clean & Jerk   Marcus Stephen (NRU) 172.5 kg Athens, Greece 23 November 1999
Total   Marcus Stephen (NRU) 300.0 kg Athens, Greece 23 November 1999
Games record Snatch   Yurik Sarkisyan (AUS) 125.0 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 16 September 1998
Clean & Jerk   Marcus Stephen (NRU) 167.5 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 16 September 1998
Total   Marcus Stephen (NRU) 292.5 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 16 September 1998

Results edit

Rank Athlete Nation Group Body
weight
Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result Rank 1 2 3 Result Rank
  Yurik Sarkisyan   Australia A 61.35 120.0 122.5 125.0 125.0   147.5 152.5 155.0 152.5   277.5
  Marcus Stephen   Nauru A 61.54 117.5 117.5 122.5 117.5   147.5 147.5 155.0 147.5   265.0
  Terry Hughes   New Zealand A 61.74 105.0 110.0 115.0 110.0 4 130.0 135.0 135.0   245.0
4 Gadd Teabuge   Nauru A 61.43 97.5 102.5 105.0 105.0 5 120.0 127.5 132.5 132.5 4 237.5
5 Minghan Chen   Samoa A 61.48 105.0 110.0 110.0 105.0 6 125.0 130.0 135.0 130.0 5 235.0
6 Makhosi Shabalala   Swaziland A 61.45 82.5 85.0 87.5 85.0 7 112.5 115.0 117.5 115.0 6 200.0
Roswadi Abdul Rashid   Malaysia A 61.42 115.0 120.0 120.0 115.0   140.0 140.0 140.0
DSQ 1 Krishnan Madasamy   India A 61.50 117.5 150.0 267.5

1 Madasamy originally won three silver medals (at snatch, clean & jerk and total), but was disqualified after he tested positive for Nandrolone.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Weightlifting Men's 62 kg - Result". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Indian weightlifter stripped of medal". www.iol.co.za. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 11 June 2020.