Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 63 kg

Weightlifting – Women's 63 kg
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
VenueMelbourne Exhibition Centre
Dates19 March 2006
Competitors7 from 6 nations
Winning total weight220
Medalists
gold medal Michaela Breeze   Wales
silver medal Christine Girard   Canada
bronze medal Miel McGerrigle   Canada
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Weightlifting at the
2006 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 Women's 63 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 19 March 2006. The weightlifter from Wales won the gold, lifting a total weight of 220 kg.[1]

Schedule

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

Date Time Event
19 March 2006 18:30 Group A

Records

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

World record Snatch  Pawina Thongsuk (THA) 116 kg Doha, Qatar 12 November 2005
Clean & Jerk  Pawina Thongsuk (THA) 140 kg Doha, Qatar 12 November 2005
Total  Pawina Thongsuk (THA) 256 kg Doha, Qatar 12 November 2005
Commonwealth record Snatch  Karnam Malleswari (IND) 105 kg Bangkok, Thailand 10 December 1998
Clean & Jerk
Total
Games record Snatch  Pratima Kumari (IND) 87 kg Manchester, Great Britain 1 August 2002
Clean & Jerk  Pratima Kumari (IND) 117 kg Manchester, Great Britain 1 August 2002
Total  Pratima Kumari (IND) 205 kg Manchester, Great Britain 1 August 2002

The following records were established during the competition:

Snatch 91 kg  Christine Girard (CAN) GR
95 kg  Michaela Breeze (WAL) GR
98 kg  Michaela Breeze (WAL) GR
100 kg  Michaela Breeze (WAL) GR
Clean & Jerk 120 kg  Michaela Breeze (WAL) GR
121 kg  Christine Girard (CAN) GR
Total 216 kg  Michaela Breeze (WAL) GR
220 kg  Michaela Breeze (WAL) GR

Results

Rank Athlete Nation Group Body
weight 		Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michaela Breeze  Wales A 62.12 95 98 100 100 116 120 122 120 220
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christine Girard  Canada A 62.51 87 87 91 91 117 121 126 121 212
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Miel McGerrigle  Canada A 62.16 85 90 91 85 105 110 110 105 190
4 Nurul Farhanah Johari  Malaysia A 62.65 75 78 80 80 91 95 97 95 175
5 Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke  Cameroon A 62.47 72 75 80 75 95 95 95 95 170
6 Annette Campbell  England A 62.51 72 75 75 75 87 90 92 90 165
7 Mercy Obiero  Kenya A 62.67 70 75 76 70 91 96 96 91 161

References

  1. ^ "Weightlifting Women's 63 kg - Result". m2006.thecgf.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.