Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 kg explained

Event:	Weightlifting – Men's 69 kg
Games:	2006
Venue:	Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Dates:	18 March 2006
Competitors:	15
Nations:	14
Gold:	Benjamin Turner
Goldcga:	AUS
Silver:	Muhamad Hidayat Hamidon
Silvercga:	MAS
Bronze:	Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga
Bronzecga:	IND
Win Value:	294
Win Label:	Winning total weight
Prev:	2002
Next:	2010

The Men's 69 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 18 March 2006. The weightlifter from Australia won the gold, lifting a total weight of 294 kg.^[1]

Schedule

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

Records

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

World record	Snatch		165 kg		20 September 2000
	Clean & Jerk		197 kg		11 September 2003
	Total		357 kg		24 November 1999
Commonwealth record	Snatch		145 kg		4 May 2004
	Clean & Jerk		185 kg		4 May 2004
	Total		330 kg		4 May 2004
Games record	Snatch		140 kg		31 July 2002
	Clean & Jerk		170 kg		31 July 2002
	Total		310 kg		31 July 2002

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
					1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
			A	68.97	125	128	128	128	158	161	166	166	294
			A	68.85	125	126	130	130	160	163	166	163	293
			A	68.97	126	129	131	129	156	158	160	158	287
			A	68.78	125	126	131	126	155	160	160	160	286
			A	68.59	122	122	127	127	150	156	159	156	283
			A	68.64	118	123	126	123	150	156	158	156	279
			A	68.13	120	120	123	120	156	156	156	156	276
			A	68.79	115	115	120	120	152	160	167	152	272
			A	68.40	108	108	114	114	138	144	145	145	259
10			A	68.41	105	110	110	110	135	140	145	145	255
11			A	68.65	105	110	110	110	125	130	135	130	240
12			A	67.66	98	98	104	98	127	133	138	138	236
13			A	68.73	95	100	105	105	120	125	125	120	225
14			A	67.33	93	97	100	93	120	125	130	130	223
			A	67.49	95	95	97

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weightlifting Men's 69 kg - Result . 20 May 2020 . m2006.thecgf.com.