Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 53 kg explained

Event:	Weightlifting – Women's 53 kg
Games:	2014
Venue:	Clyde Auditorium
Dates:	25 July 2014
Competitors:	12
Nations:	9
Gold:	Dika Toua
Goldcga:	PNG
Silver:	Santoshi Matsa
Silvercga:	IND
Bronze:	Swati Singh
Bronzecga:	IND
Win Value:	193 kg
Win Label:	Winning total weight
Prev:	2010
Next:	2018

The Women's 53 kg weightlifting event was the second-lightest women's event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, limiting competitors to a maximum of of body mass. The competition took place on 25 July and was the first weightlifting event to conclude. The event took place at the Clyde Auditorium.

The event was originally won by 16-year-old Chika Amalaha of Nigeria. Following a failed doping test, Amalaha was stripped of her medal and placement, and the medals were redistributed. The weightlifter from Papua New Guinea, Dika Toua, took the gold following the redistribution of medals.^[1]

Result

Rank	Athlete	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total (kg)^[2]	Notes
width=40	1	width=40	2	width=40	3	width=55	Result	width=40	1	width=40	2	width=40	3	width=55	Result
		79	82	82	82	106	111	115	111	193
		78	81	83	83	102	105	109	105	188
		80	83	85	83	100	103	106	100	183
4		71	74	76	76	94	98	99	99	175
5		76	78	79	79	95	98	98	95	174
6		73	73	77	77	92	96	98	96	173
7		77	80	80	77	95	95	95	95	172
8		76	76	76	76	91	95	95	91	167
9		70	73	73	70	90	92	92	90	160
10		65	68	71	71	78	82	82	82	153
11		57	61	64	64	78	81	84	81	145
		82	85	85	85	102	107	111	111	196

Notes and References

1. News: Nigeria weightlifter Chika Amalaha stripped of Commonwealth Games gold . The Guardian . 1 August 2014 . 2 August 2014.
2. http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/weightlifting/wlw053a01/womens_53kg_group_a.html Results