Weightlifting is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1950. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games.

A total of 17 events were contested at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, 8 for men 7 for women and two powerlifting events. The first women's events were introduced in 2002. Between 1990 and 2002 a medal was awarded for each of the snatch and clean and jerk phases and for the combined total, offering as many as 46 gold medals in 2002.[1] Since 2006 medals have only been awarded based on the combined total of both of these phases, as is the case at the Olympics. From 2002 para powerlifting events were contested at the Commonwealth Games and the sports results counted under weightlifting in its first four iterations up to 2014 and from 2018, it was separated from Weightlifting sports category and is considered as a separate individual para-sport.

Editions

GamesYearHost cityHost county(ies)/province(s)/territory(ies)/state(s)Host countryBest nation/s
IV1950AucklandAuckland
V1954VancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
VI1958CardiffGlamorganshire
VII1962PerthWestern Australia
VIII1966KingstonSurrey
IX1970EdinburghMidlothian
X1974ChristchurchCanterbury,
XI1978EdmontonAlberta
XII1982BrisbaneQueensland
XIII1986EdinburghMidlothian
XIV1990AucklandAuckland
XV1994VictoriaBritish Columbia
XVI1998Kuala LumpurSelangor
XVII2002ManchesterGreater Manchester
XVIII2006MelbourneVictoria
XIX2010New DelhiNational Capital Territory of Delhi
XX2014GlasgowLanarkshire & Renfrewshire
XXI2018Gold CoastQueensland
XXII2022BirminghamWest Midlands
XXIII2026GlasgowGlasgow

All-time medal table

Para Powerlifting (2002-2014)
RankNationTotal
184214
20213
30112
0112
50022
60011
Total88824

*Note : From 2002 to 2014, Para Powerlifting Medals were awarded under Weightlifting and are included in the medal table. From 2018, It is counted under a separate sport category. See Para powerlifting at the Commonwealth Games


Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Games records

Men

EventRecordAthleteNationDateGamesPlaceRef
–55 kg
Snatch114 kgStandard
Clean & jerk142 kgAniq KasdanMalaysia30 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[2]
Total255 kgStandard
–61 kg
Snatch127 kgMuhamad Aznil BidinMalaysia30 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[3]
Clean & Jerk158 kgMuhamad Aznil BidinMalaysia30 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[3]
Total285 kgMuhamad Aznil BidinMalaysia30 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[3]
–67 kg
Snatch140 kgJeremy LalrinnungaIndia31 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[4]
Clean & jerk166 kgVaipava IoaneSamoa31 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[4]
Total300 kgJeremy LalrinnungaIndia31 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[4]
–73 kg
Snatch143 kgAchinta SheuliIndia31 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[5]
Clean & jerk172 kgStandard
Total313 kgAchinta SheuliIndia31 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[5]
–81 kg
Snatch147 kgStandard
Clean & jerk183 kgStandard
Total325 kgChris MurrayEngland1 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[6]
–96 kg
Snatch171 kgDon OpelogeSamoa2 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[7]
Clean & jerk210 kgDon OpelogeSamoa2 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[7]
Total381 kgDon OpelogeSamoa2 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[7]
–109 kg
Snatch166 kgStandard
Clean & jerk209 kgStandard
Total369 kgStandard
+109 kg
Snatch173 kgNooh Dastgir ButtPakistan3 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[8]
Clean & jerk232 kgNooh Dastgir ButtPakistan3 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[8]
Total405 kgNooh Dastgir ButtPakistan3 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[8]

Women

EventRecordAthleteNationDateGamesPlaceRef
–49 kg
Snatch88 kgSaikhom Mirabai ChanuIndia30 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[9]
Clean & jerk113 kgSaikhom Mirabai ChanuIndia30 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[9]
Total201 kgSaikhom Mirabai ChanuIndia30 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[9]
–55 kg
Snatch92 kgAdijat OlarinoyeNigeria30 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[10]
Clean & jerk116 kgBindyarani SorokhaibamIndia30 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[10]
Total203 kgAdijat OlarinoyeNigeria30 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[10]
–59 kg
Snatch90 kgRafiatu LawalNigeria31 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[11]
Clean & jerk116 kgRafiatu LawalNigeria31 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[11]
Total206 kgRafiatu LawalNigeria31 July 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[11]
–64 kg
Snatch101 kgMaude CharronCanada1 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[12]
Clean & jerk130 kgMaude CharronCanada1 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[12]
Total231 kgMaude CharronCanada1 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[12]
–71 kg
Snatch103 kgSarah DaviesEngland1 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[13]
Clean & jerk126 kgSarah DaviesEngland1 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[13]
Total229 kgSarah DaviesEngland1 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[13]
–76 kg
Snatch101 kgStandard
Clean & jerk128 kgMaya LaylorCanada2 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[14]
Total228 kgMaya LaylorCanada2 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[14]
–87 kg
Snatch110 kgEileen CikamatanaAustralia2 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[15]
Clean & jerk145 kgEileen CikamatanaAustralia2 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[15]
Total255 kgEileen CikamatanaAustralia2 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[15]
+87 kg
Snatch124 kgEmily CampbellEngland3 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[16]
Clean & jerk162 kgEmily CampbellEngland3 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[16]
Total286 kgEmily CampbellEngland3 August 20222022 GamesMarston Green, England[16]

Historical records

Men (1998–2018)

EventRecordAthleteNationDateGamesPlaceRef
–56 kg
Snatch116 kgAzroy HazalwafieMalaysia5 April 20182018 GamesGold Coast, Australia[17]
Clean & jerk145 kgAmirul Hamizan IbrahimMalaysia30 July 20022002 GamesManchester, Great Britain
Total261 kgAzroy HazalwafieMalaysia5 April 20182018 GamesGold Coast, Australia[17]
–62 kg
Snatch132 kgTalha TalibPakistan5 April 20182018 GamesGold Coast, Australia[18]
Clean & Jerk167 kgMarcus StephenNauru16 September 19981998 GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Total292 kgMarcus StephenNauru16 September 19981998 GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
–69 kg
Snatch146 kgKatulu Ravi KumarIndia6 October 20102010 GamesDelhi, India
Clean & jerk175 kgKatulu Ravi KumarIndia6 October 20102010 GamesDelhi, India
Total321 kgKatulu Ravi KumarIndia6 October 20102010 GamesDelhi, India
–77 kg
Snatch149 kgSathish SivalingamIndia27 July 20142014 GamesGlasgow, Great Britain[19]
Clean & jerk187 kgDamian BrownAustralia17 September 19981998 GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Total328 kgSathish SivalingamIndia27 July 20142014 GamesGlasgow, Great Britain[19]
–85 kg
Snatch157 kgStephen WardEngland18 September 19981998 GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Clean & jerk193 kgShujauddin MalikPakistan20 March 20062006 GamesMelbourne, Australia[20]
Total347 kgLeon GriffinEngland18 September 19981998 GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
–94 kg
Snatch168 kgBoady SantavyCanada8 April 20182018 GamesGold Coast, Australia[21]
Clean & jerk216 kgSteven KariPapua New Guinea8 April 20182018 GamesGold Coast, Australia[21]
Total370 kgKiril KounevAustralia18 September 19981998 GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
–105 kg
Snatch167 kgAkos SandorCanada19 September 19981998 GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Clean & jerk210 kgDelroy McQueenEngland2 August 20022002 GamesManchester, Great Britain
Total375 kgDelroy McQueenEngland2 August 20022002 GamesManchester, Great Britain
+105 kg
Snatch180 kgGiles GreenwoodEngland3 August 20022002 GamesManchester, Great Britain
Clean & jerk229 kgGeorge KobaladzeCanada31 July 20142014 GamesGlasgow, Great Britain[22]
Total403 kgDavid LitiNew Zealand9 April 20182018 GamesGold Coast, Australia[23]

Women (1998–2018)

EventRecordAthleteNationDateGamesPlaceRef
–48 kg
Snatch86 kgSaikhom Mirabai ChanuIndia5 April 20182018 GamesGold Coast, Australia[24]
Clean & jerk110 kgSaikhom Mirabai ChanuIndia5 April 20182018 GamesGold Coast, Australia[24]
Total196 kgSaikhom Mirabai ChanuIndia5 April 20182018 GamesGold Coast, Australia[24]
–53 kg
Snatch84 kgKhumukcham Sanjita ChanuIndia6 April 20182018 GamesGold Coast, Australia[25]
Clean & jerk111 kgDika TouaPapua New Guinea25 July 20142014 GamesGlasgow, Great Britain[26]
Total193 kgDika TouaPapua New Guinea25 July 20142014 GamesGlasgow, Great Britain[26]
–58 kg
Snatch93 kgMichaela BreezeWales26 July 20142014 GamesGlasgow, Great Britain[27]
Clean & jerk118 kgZoe SmithEngland26 July 20142014 GamesGlasgow, Great Britain[27]
Total210 kgZoe SmithEngland26 July 20142014 GamesGlasgow, Great Britain[27]
–63 kg
Snatch100 kgMichaela BreezeWales19 March 20062006 GamesMelbourne, Australia[28]
Clean & jerk122 kgMaude CharronCanada7 April 20182018 GamesGold Coast, Australia[29]
Total220 kgMichaela BreezeWales19 March 20062006 GamesMelbourne, Australia[28]
–69 kg
Snatch105 kgChristine GirardCanada8 October 20102010 GamesDelhi, India
Clean & jerk132 kgJeane LassenCanada20 March 20062006 GamesMelbourne, Australia[30]
Total235 kgChristine GirardCanada8 October 20102010 GamesDelhi, India
–75 kg
Snatch110 kgHadiza ZakariNigeria9 October 20102010 GamesDelhi, India
Clean & jerk140 kgMarie-Ève Beauchemin-NadeauCanada29 July 20142014 GamesGlasgow, Great Britain[31]
Total250 kgMarie-Ève Beauchemin-NadeauCanada29 July 20142014 GamesGlasgow, Great Britain[31]
–90 kg
Snatch104 kgKaity FassinaAustralia9 April 20182018 GamesGold Coast, Australia[32]
Clean & jerk130 kgEileen CikamatanaFiji9 April 20182018 GamesGold Coast, Australia[32]
Total233 kgEileen CikamatanaFiji9 April 20182018 GamesGold Coast, Australia[32]
+90 kg
Snatch125 kgEle OpelogeSamoa10 October 20102010 GamesDelhi, India
Clean & jerk160 kgEle OpelogeSamoa10 October 20102010 GamesDelhi, India
Total285 kgEle OpelogeSamoa10 October 20102010 GamesDelhi, India

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