Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 53 kg explained

Event:	Weightlifting – Women's 53 kg
Games:	2006
Venue:	Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Dates:	17 March 2006
Competitors:	5
Nations:	5
Gold:	Maryse Turcotte
Goldcga:	CAN
Silver:	Dika Toua
Silvercga:	PNG
Bronze:	Nadeene Latif
Bronzecga:	AUS
Win Value:	188
Win Label:	Winning total weight
Prev:	2002
Next:	2010

The Women's 53 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 17 March 2006. The weightlifter from Canada won the gold, lifting a total weight of 188 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		102 kg		1 October 2002
	Clean & Jerk		127 kg		20 November 2002
	Total		225 kg		18 September 2000
Commonwealth record	Snatch		87 kg		10 September 2003
	Clean & Jerk		115 kg		19 May 2001
	Total		200 kg		10 September 2003
Games record	Snatch		82 kg		31 July 2002
	Clean & Jerk		100 kg		31 July 2002
	Total		182 kg		31 July 2002

The following records were established during the competition:

Clean & Jerk	103 kg		GR
	105 kg		GR
	108 kg		GR
Total	185 kg		GR
	188 kg		GR

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
					1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
			A	52.80	78	80	82	80	105	108	108	108	188
			A	52.87	75	78	80	78	103	108	108	103	181
			A	52.32	62	65	66	66	83	86	–	86	152
			A	52.39	65	65	67	67	85	85	90	85	152
			A	52.95	60	60	62	62	75	80	84	80	142

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weightlifting Women's 53 kg - Result . 29 May 2020 . m2006.thecgf.com.