Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 75 kg

The Women's 75 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 21 March 2006. The weightlifter from Australia won the gold, lifting a total weight of 208 kg.

Weightlifting – Women's 75 kg at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Dates	21 March 2006
Competitors	6 from 6 nations
Winning total weight	208
Medalists
Deborah Lovely    Australia   Sheba Deireragea    Nauru   Babalwa Ndleleni    South Africa

Schedule

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

Date	Time	Event
21 March 2006	18:30	Group A

Records

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

World record	Snatch	Natalya Zabolotnaya (RUS)	130 kg	Doha, Qatar	13 November 2005
	Clean & Jerk	Liu Chunhong (CHN)	159 kg	Doha, Qatar	13 November 2005
	Total	Natalya Zabolotnaya (RUS)	285 kg	Doha, Qatar	13 November 2005
Commonwealth record	Snatch
	Clean & Jerk	Ruth Ogbeifo (NGR)	140 kg	Sydney, Australia	20 September 2000
	Total	Ruth Ogbeifo (NGR)	245 kg	Sydney, Australia	20 September 2000
Games record	Snatch	Shailaja Pujari (IND)	97 kg	Manchester, Great Britain	3 August 2002
	Clean & Jerk	Shailaja Pujari (IND)	125 kg	Manchester, Great Britain	3 August 2002
	Total	Shailaja Pujari (IND)	222 kg	Manchester, Great Britain	3 August 2002

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
					1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	Deborah Lovely	Australia	A	74.73	90	90	93	93	108	112	115	115	208
	Sheba Deireragea	Nauru	A	74.97	85	90	93	93	109	113	113	109	202
	Babalwa Ndleleni	South Africa	A	74.60	75	78	78	78	95	100	104	104	182
4	Lindsay Borg	Malta	A	74.60	72	75	78	75	90	90	98	90	165
5	Mariam Nalubanga	Uganda	A	71.29	65	70	72	70	85	90	92	90	160
6	Bothobile Shebe	Lesotho	A	72.92	40	45	50	40	50	55	60	60	100