Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 53 kg

The Women's 53 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 17 March 2006. The weightlifter from Canada won the gold, lifting a total weight of 188 kg.[1]

Weightlifting – Women's 53 kg
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
VenueMelbourne Exhibition Centre
Dates17 March 2006
Competitors5 from 5 nations
Winning total weight188
Medalists
gold medal    Canada
silver medal    Papua New Guinea
bronze medal    Australia
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Schedule

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

Date Time Event
17 March 2006 18:30 Group A

Records

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

World record Snatch   Ri Song-hui (PRK) 102 kg Busan, South Korea 1 October 2002
Clean & Jerk   Li Xuejiu (CHN) 127 kg Warsaw, Poland 20 November 2002
Total   Yang Xia (CHN) 225 kg Sydney, Australia 18 September 2000
Commonwealth record Snatch   Nandini Devi (IND) 87 kg Qinhuangdao, China 10 September 2003
Clean & Jerk   Maryse Turcotte (CAN) 115 kg Collingwood, Canada 19 May 2001
Total   Nandini Devi (IND) 200 kg Qinhuangdao, China 10 September 2003
Games record Snatch   Sanamacha Chanu (IND) 82 kg Manchester, Great Britain 31 July 2002
Clean & Jerk   Sanamacha Chanu (IND) 100 kg Manchester, Great Britain 31 July 2002
Total   Sanamacha Chanu (IND) 182 kg Manchester, Great Britain 31 July 2002

The following records were established during the competition:

Clean & Jerk 103 kg   Dika Toua (PNG) GR
105 kg   Maryse Turcotte (CAN) GR
108 kg   Maryse Turcotte (CAN) GR
Total 185 kg   Maryse Turcotte (CAN) GR
188 kg   Maryse Turcotte (CAN) GR

Results

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Rank Athlete Nation Group Body
weight
Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
  Maryse Turcotte   Canada A 52.80 78 80 82 80 105 108 108 108 188
  Dika Toua   Papua New Guinea A 52.87 75 78 80 78 103 108 108 103 181
  Nadeene Latif   Australia A 52.32 62 65 66 66 83 86 86 152
4 Clementina Agricole   Seychelles A 52.39 65 65 67 67 85 85 90 85 152
5 Wendy Hale   Solomon Islands A 52.95 60 60 62 62 75 80 84 80 142

References

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  1. ^ "Weightlifting Women's 53 kg - Result". m2006.thecgf.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.