Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg
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| Weightlifting – Men's 62 kg at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester International Convention Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 30 July 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning total weight | 277.5 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 56 kg | 48 kg | |
| 62 kg | 53 kg | |
| 69 kg | 58 kg | |
| 77 kg | 63 kg | |
| 85 kg | 69 kg | |
| 94 kg | 75 kg | |
| 105 kg | +75 kg | |
| +105 kg | ||
The Men's 62 kg weightlifting event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Manchester International Convention Centre on 30 July 2002. The weightlifter from Australia won the gold, with a combined lift of 277.5 kg.[1]
Schedule[edit]
All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
| Date | Time | Event |
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| 30 July 2002 | 18:00 | Group A |
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record | Snatch |  Shi Zhiyong (CHN) |
153.0 kg | İzmir, Turkey | 28 June 2002 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Henadzi Aliashchuk (BLR) |
181.0 kg | Antalya, Turkey | 5 November 2001 | |
| Total | World Standard | 325.0 kg | – | 1 January 1998 | |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch |  Yurik Sarkisyan (AUS) |
127.5 kg | Lahti, Finland | 9 November 1998 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Marcus Stephen (NRU) |
172.5 kg | Athens, Greece | 23 November 1999 | |
| Total | Marcus Stephen (NRU) |
300.0 kg | Athens, Greece | 23 November 1999 | |
| Games record | Snatch |  Yurik Sarkisyan (AUS) |
125.0 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16 September 1998 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Marcus Stephen (NRU) |
167.5 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16 September 1998 | |
| Total | Marcus Stephen (NRU) |
292.5 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16 September 1998 |
Results[edit]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight |
Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | ||||||
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Yurik Sarkisyan | Australia |
A | 61.35 | 120.0 | 122.5 | 125.0 | 125.0 | |
147.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | |
277.5 | |
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Marcus Stephen | Nauru |
A | 61.54 | 117.5 | 117.5 | |
147.5 | 147.5 | |
265.0 | ||||
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Terry Hughes |  New Zealand |
A | 61.74 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 4 | 130.0 | 135.0 | – | 135.0 | |
245.0 | |
| 4 | Gadd Teabuge | Nauru |
A | 61.43 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 5 | 120.0 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 4 | 237.5 |
| 5 | Minghan Chen |  Samoa |
A | 61.48 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 6 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 5 | 235.0 | |||
| 6 | Makhosi Shabalala |  Swaziland |
A | 61.45 | 82.5 | 85.0 | 85.0 | 7 | 112.5 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 6 | 200.0 | ||
| – | Roswadi Abdul Rashid |  Malaysia |
A | 61.42 | 115.0 | 115.0 | |
– | – | – | |||||
| DSQ 1 | Krishnan Madasamy |  India |
A | 61.50 | 117.5 | – | 150.0 | – | 267.5 | ||||||
1 Madasamy originally won three silver medals (at snatch, clean & jerk and total), but was disqualified after he tested positive for Nandrolone.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Weightlifting Men's 62 kg - Result". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Indian weightlifter stripped of medal". www.iol.co.za. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 11 June 2020.