Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 53 kg

The Women's 53 kg weightlifting event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Manchester International Convention Centre on 31 July 2002. The weightlifter from India won the gold, with a combined lift of 182.5 kg.

Weightlifting – Women's 53 kg at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Manchester International Convention Centre
Dates	31 July 2002
Competitors	6 from 4 nations
Winning total weight	182.5
Medalists
Sanamacha Chanu    India   Natasha Barker    Australia   Seen Lee    Australia

Schedule

All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Date	Time	Event
31 July 2002	15:00	Group A

Records

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

World record	Snatch	Yang Xia (CHN)	100.0 kg	Sydney, Australia	18 September 2000
	Clean & Jerk	Yang Xia (CHN)	125.0 kg	Sydney, Australia	18 September 2000
	Total	Yang Xia (CHN)	225.0 kg	Sydney, Australia	18 September 2000
Commonwealth record	Snatch
	Clean & Jerk	Maryse Turcotte (CAN)	115.0 kg	Collingwood, Canada	19 May 2001
	Total
Games record	Snatch	First time held
	Clean & Jerk
	Total

The following records were established during the competition:

Snatch	82.5 kg	Sanamacha Chanu (IND)	GR
Clean & Jerk	100.0 kg	Sanamacha Chanu (IND)	GR
Total	182.5 kg	Sanamacha Chanu (IND)	GR

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)					Clean & Jerk (kg)					Total
					1	2	3	Result	Rank	1	2	3	Result	Rank
	Sanamacha Chanu	India	A	50.71	75.0	80.0	82.5	82.5		95.0	97.5	100.0	100.0		182.5
	Natasha Barker	Australia	A	52.70	75.0	75.0	77.5	77.5		87.5	90.0	97.5	97.5		175.0
	Seen Lee	Australia	A	51.76	67.5	72.5	75.0	75.0		80.0	82.5	87.5	87.5		162.5
4	Kirstie Law	Scotland	A	51.81	62.5	65.0	65.0	65.0	4	77.5	82.5	82.5	77.5	5	142.5
5	Dyana Altenor	England	A	52.15	60.0	62.5	65.0	62.5	5	80.0	80.0	82.5	80.0	4	142.5
–	Jo Calvino	England	A	52.41	62.5	62.5	62.5	–	–	80.0	80.0	80.0	–	–	–