Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg

Weightlifting – Men's 62 kg
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester International Convention Centre
Dates30 July 2002
Competitors8 from 7 nations
Winning total weight277.5
Medalists
gold medal Yurik Sarkisyan   Australia
silver medal Marcus Stephen   Nauru
bronze medal Terry Hughes   New Zealand
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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

All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Date Time Event
30 July 2002 18:00 Group A

Records

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

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) Yurik Sarkisyan  Australia A 61.35 120.0 122.5 125.0 125.0 1st place, gold medalist(s) 147.5 152.5 155.0 152.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 277.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marcus Stephen  Nauru A 61.54 117.5 117.5 122.5 117.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 147.5 147.5 155.0 147.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 265.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Terry Hughes  New Zealand A 61.74 105.0 110.0 115.0 110.0 4 130.0 135.0 – 135.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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 61.48 105.0 110.0 110.0 105.0 6 125.0 130.0 135.0 130.0 5 235.0
6 Makhosi Shabalala  Swaziland A 61.45 82.5 85.0 87.5 85.0 7 112.5 115.0 117.5 115.0 6 200.0
– Roswadi Abdul Rashid  Malaysia A 61.42 115.0 120.0 120.0 115.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 140.0 140.0 140.0 – – –
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

  1. ^ "Weightlifting Men's 62 kg - Result". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Indian weightlifter stripped of medal". www.iol.co.za. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 11 June 2020.