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    Australia
silver medal    Nauru
bronze medal    New Zealand

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)

DateTimeEvent
30 July 200218:00Group A

Records

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

World recordSnatch Shi Zhiyong (CHN)153.0 kgİzmir, Turkey28 June 2002
Clean & Jerk Henadzi Aliashchuk (BLR)181.0 kgAntalya, Turkey5 November 2001
TotalWorld Standard325.0 kg1 January 1998
Commonwealth recordSnatch Yurik Sarkisyan (AUS)127.5 kgLahti, Finland9 November 1998
Clean & Jerk Marcus Stephen (NRU)172.5 kgAthens, Greece23 November 1999
Total Marcus Stephen (NRU)300.0 kgAthens, Greece23 November 1999
Games recordSnatch Yurik Sarkisyan (AUS)125.0 kgKuala Lumpur, Malaysia16 September 1998
Clean & Jerk Marcus Stephen (NRU)167.5 kgKuala Lumpur, Malaysia16 September 1998
Total Marcus Stephen (NRU)292.5 kgKuala Lumpur, Malaysia16 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 AustraliaA61.35120.0122.5125.0125.01st place, gold medalist(s)147.5152.5155.0152.51st place, gold medalist(s)277.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Marcus Stephen NauruA61.54117.5117.5122.5117.52nd place, silver medalist(s)147.5147.5155.0147.52nd place, silver medalist(s)265.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Terry Hughes New ZealandA61.74105.0110.0115.0110.04130.0135.0135.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)245.0
4Gadd Teabuge NauruA61.4397.5102.5105.0105.05120.0127.5132.5132.54237.5
5Minghan Chen SamoaA61.48105.0110.0110.0105.06125.0130.0135.0130.05235.0
6Makhosi Shabalala SwazilandA61.4582.585.087.585.07112.5115.0117.5115.06200.0
Roswadi Abdul Rashid MalaysiaA61.42115.0120.0120.0115.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)140.0140.0140.0
DSQ 1Krishnan Madasamy IndiaA61.50117.5150.0267.5

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.
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