Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 71 kg explained

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Event:	Weightlifting – Women's 71 kg
Games:	2022
Venue:	National Exhibition Centre
Dates:	1 August
Competitors:	12
Nations:	12
Gold:	Sarah Davies
Goldcga:	ENG
Silver:	Alexis Ashworth
Silvercga:	CAN
Bronze:	Harjinder Kaur
Bronzecga:	IND
Win Value:	229 kg
Win Label:	Winning total
Prev:	2018
Next:	2026

The women's 71 kg weightlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games took place at the National Exhibition Centre on 1 August 2022. The weightlifter from England won the gold, with a combined lift of 229 kg.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing World, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:^[2]
When the previous records and weight classes were discarded following readjustment, the IWF defined "world standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as world records (WR), CommonWealth Authority defined "Commonwealth standards" and "Commonwealth games standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as Commonwealth record (CR) and Commonwealth games record (GR) in the new weight classes. Wherever World Standard/Commonwealth Standard/Commonwealth Games Standard appear in the list below, no qualified weightlifter has yet lifted the benchmark weights in a sanctioned competition.

World record	Snatch	World Standard	117 kg
	Clean & Jerk		152 kg		6 November 2018
	Total		267 kg		6 November 2018
Commonwealth record	Snatch		102 kg		13 December 2021
	Clean & Jerk		132 kg		13 December 2021
	Total		234 kg		13 December 2021
Games record	Snatch	Commonwealth Games Standard	98 kg
	Clean & Jerk	Commonwealth Games Standard	123 kg
	Total	Commonwealth Games Standard	219 kg

The following records were established during the competition:

Snatch	103 kg		, GR
Clean & Jerk	126 kg		GR
Total	229 kg		GR

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

Rank	Athlete	Body weight (kg)	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
	1		2	3	width=55	Result	1	2	3	width=55		Result
		70.58	97	101	103	103 , GR	126	126	130	126 GR	229 GR
		70.20	91	91	94	91	112	116	123	123	214
		69.14	90	90	93	93	113	116	119	119	212
4		67.39	90	90	94	94	105	108	110	110	204
5		68.40	87	90	90	87	110	114	114	110	197
6		70.73	88	88	92	88	108	111	112	108	196
7		70.29	82	87	90	87	107	111	111	107	194
8		69.97	82	84	86	86	101	105	108	105	191
9		70.22	81	84	84	81	105	108	108	108	189
10		68.75	70	74	76	74	89	93	97	97	171
—		69.79	95	100	103	100	125	125	125	—
—		69.88	82	82	82	—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Web site: Weightlifting - results, Women's 71 kg . 1 August 2022.
• Web site: 1 August 2022 . Results Women's 71 kg . 1 August 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weightlifting - Startlist, Women's 71 kg . 1 August 2022 . Birmingham 2022.
2. Web site: Weightlifting – Women – Records. 3 August 2022. 4 August 2022. BOCCG.