Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 kg explained

Event:	Weightlifting – Men's 69 kg
Games:	2018
Venue:	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre
Dates:	6 April 2018
Competitors:	14
Nations:	14
Gold:	Gareth Evans
Goldcga:	WAL
Silver:	Indika Dissanayake
Silvercga:	SRI
Bronze:	Deepak Lather
Bronzecga:	IND
Win Value:	299
Win Label:	Winning total weight
Prev:	2014
Next:	2022

The Men's 69 kg weightlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games took place at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on 6 April 2018. The weightlifter from Wales won the gold, with a combined lift of 299 kg.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Snatch		166 kg		10 November 2014
	Clean & Jerk		198 kg		23 October 2013
	Total		359 kg		10 November 2014
Commonwealth record	Snatch		146 kg		6 October 2010
	Clean & Jerk		185 kg		4 May 2004
	Total		330 kg		4 May 2004
Games record	Snatch		146 kg		6 October 2010
	Clean & Jerk		175 kg		6 October 2010
	Total		321 kg		6 October 2010

Schedule

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

Results

Rank	Athlete	Body weight (kg)	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
	1		2	3	width=55	Result	1	2	3	width=55		Result
		67.98	130	133	136	136	160	163	165	163	299
		68.94	132	137	139	137	160	163	163	160	297
		68.65	132	136	138	136	155	159	162	159	295
4		67.52	125	125	130	125	167	175	175	167	292
5		68.57	131	136	136	131	160	165	165	160	291
6		68.36	120	123	123	120	155	160	163	160	280
7		68.87	120	124	124	120	155	155	161	155	275
8		68.83	105	107	114	107	135	140	143	140	247
9		68.07	105	109	111	109	130	135	136	136	245
10		68.28	105	108	108	105	130	130	135	135	240
11		68.08	95	95	95	95	110	110	115	115	210
		68.75	127	127	130	130	158	160	160	–	–
		68.97	115	120	120	115	140	140	140	–	–
		68.90	118	118	122	118	145	145	145	–	–

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weightlifting - Daily Schedule . 4 April 2018 . Gold Coast 2018.
2. https://results.gc2018.com/en/weightlifting/initial-records.htm Records