Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 77 kg

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Weightlifting – Men's 77 kg
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester International Convention Centre
Dates1 August 2002
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Winning total weight305
Medalists
gold medal Dave Morgan   Wales
silver medal Renos Doweiya   Nauru
bronze medal Scott McCarthy   Canada
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Weightlifting at the
2002 Commonwealth Games
MenWomen
56 kg48 kg
62 kg53 kg
69 kg58 kg
77 kg63 kg
85 kg69 kg
94 kg75 kg
105 kg+75 kg
+105 kg

The Men's 77 kg weightlifting event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Manchester International Convention Centre on 1 August 2002. The weightlifter from Wales won the gold, with a combined lift of 305 kg.[1]

Schedule[edit]

All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Date Time Event
1 August 2002 10:00 Group A

Records[edit]

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

World record Snatch  Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL) 172.5 kg Doha, Qatar 27 March 2002
Clean & Jerk  Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) 210.0 kg Trenčín, Slovakia 27 April 2001
Total  Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL) 377.5 kg Doha, Qatar 27 March 2002
Commonwealth record Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
Games record Snatch  Satheesha Rai (IND) 147.5 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 17 September 1998
Clean & Jerk  Damian Brown (AUS) 187.5 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 17 September 1998
Total  Damian Brown (AUS) 327.5 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 17 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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dave Morgan  Wales A 76.32 140.0 142.5 145.0 145.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 160.0 160.0 167.5 160.0 1st place, gold medalist(s) 305.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Renos Doweiya  Nauru A 76.40 125.0 130.0 135.0 130.0 5 152.5 160.0 165.0 160.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 290.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Scott McCarthy  Canada A 76.56 125.0 132.5 135.0 132.5 4 157.5 157.5 162.5 157.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 290.0
4 Claude Caouette  Canada A 76.58 125.0 125.0 125.0 125.0 7 150.0 155.0 157.5 150.0 4 275.0
5 Tony Morgan  Wales A 76.20 115.0 120.0 125.0 120.0 9 140.0 145.0 147.5 147.5 5 267.5
6 Uati Maposua  Samoa A 76.06 115.0 120.0 125.0 120.0 8 145.0 145.0 145.0 145.0 6 265.0
7 William Langford  Guyana A 76.67 107.5 112.5 117.5 117.5 10 137.5 142.5 142.5 142.5 7 260.0
8 James Stewart  Northern Ireland A 75.83 105.0 110.0 115.0 115.0 11 135.0 135.0 140.0 140.0 8 255.0
9 Kevin Cassar  Malta A 76.88 107.5 112.5 112.5 107.5 12 127.5 132.5 132.5 132.5 10 240.0
10 Jack Odongo  Kenya A 75.47 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 13 120.0 130.0 135.0 135.0 9 230.0
– Damian Brown  Australia A 76.35 142.5 145.0 147.5 147.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 175.0 175.0 177.5 – – –
– Craig Blythman  Australia A 76.66 135.0 142.5 142.5 135.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 160.0 160.0 162.5 – – –
– Quincy Detenamo  Nauru A 76.39 122.5 127.5 127.5 127.5 6 162.5 162.5 162.5 – – –
DSQ 1 Satheesha Rai  India A 76.00 142.5 – 175.0 – 317.5

1 Rai originally won the bronze medal at snatch and gold medals at clean & jerk and total, but was disqualified after he tested positive for strychnine.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Weightlifting Men's 77 kg - Result". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Satheesha Rai stripped of Commonwealth Games medals". www.rediff.com. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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