Weightlifting is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1950. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games.
A total of 17 events were contested at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, 8 for men 7 for women and two powerlifting events. The first women's events were introduced in 2002. Between 1990 and 2002 a medal was awarded for each of the snatch and clean and jerk phases and for the combined total, offering as many as 46 gold medals in 2002. Since 2006 medals have only been awarded based on the combined total of both of these phases, as is the case at the Olympics . From 2002 para powerlifting events were contested at the Commonwealth Games and the sports results counted under weightlifting in its first four iterations up to 2014 and from 2018, it was separated from Weightlifting sports category and is considered as a separate individual para-sport.
Editions Games Year Host city Host county(ies)/province(s)/territory(ies)/state(s) Host country Best nation/s IV 1950 Auckland Auckland Malaya V 1954 Vancouver British Columbia VI 1958 Cardiff Glamorganshire VII 1962 Perth Western Australia England VIII 1966 Kingston Surrey England IX 1970 Edinburgh Midlothian England X 1974 Christchurch Canterbury Australia , England XI 1978 Edmonton Alberta Australia XII 1982 Brisbane Queensland England XIII 1986 Edinburgh Midlothian Australia XIV 1990 Auckland Auckland XV 1994 Victoria British Columbia Australia XVI 1998 Kuala Lumpur Selangor Australia XVII 2002 Manchester Greater Manchester India XVIII 2006 Melbourne Victoria XIX 2010 New Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi Nigeria XX 2014 Glasgow Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire XXI 2018 Gold Coast Queensland India XXII 2022 Birmingham West Midlands India XXIII 2026 Glasgow Glasgow
All-time medal table *Note : From 2002 to 2014, Para Powerlifting Medals were awarded under Weightlifting and are included in the medal table. From 2018, It is counted under a separate sport category. See Para powerlifting at the Commonwealth Games
Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Games records
Men Event Record Athlete Nation Date Games Place Ref –55 kg Snatch 114 kg Standard Clean & jerk 142 kg Aniq Kasdan 30 July 2022 2022 Games Total 255 kg Standard –61 kg Snatch 127 kg Muhamad Aznil Bidin 30 July 2022 2022 Games Clean & Jerk 158 kg Muhamad Aznil Bidin 30 July 2022 2022 Games Total 285 kg Muhamad Aznil Bidin 30 July 2022 2022 Games –67 kg Snatch 140 kg Jeremy Lalrinnunga 31 July 2022 2022 Games Clean & jerk 166 kg Vaipava Ioane 31 July 2022 2022 Games Total 300 kg Jeremy Lalrinnunga 31 July 2022 2022 Games –73 kg Snatch 143 kg Achinta Sheuli 31 July 2022 2022 Games Clean & jerk 172 kg Standard Total 313 kg Achinta Sheuli 31 July 2022 2022 Games –81 kg Snatch 147 kg Standard Clean & jerk 183 kg Standard Total 325 kg Chris Murray 1 August 2022 2022 Games –96 kg Snatch 171 kg Don Opeloge 2 August 2022 2022 Games Clean & jerk 210 kg Don Opeloge 2 August 2022 2022 Games Total 381 kg Don Opeloge 2 August 2022 2022 Games –109 kg Snatch 166 kg Standard Clean & jerk 209 kg Standard Total 369 kg Standard +109 kg Snatch 173 kg Nooh Dastgir Butt 3 August 2022 2022 Games Clean & jerk 232 kg Nooh Dastgir Butt 3 August 2022 2022 Games Total 405 kg Nooh Dastgir Butt 3 August 2022 2022 Games
Women Event Record Athlete Nation Date Games Place Ref –49 kg Snatch 88 kg Saikhom Mirabai Chanu 30 July 2022 2022 Games Clean & jerk 113 kg Saikhom Mirabai Chanu 30 July 2022 2022 Games Total 201 kg Saikhom Mirabai Chanu 30 July 2022 2022 Games –55 kg Snatch 92 kg Adijat Olarinoye 30 July 2022 2022 Games Clean & jerk 116 kg Bindyarani Sorokhaibam 30 July 2022 2022 Games Total 203 kg Adijat Olarinoye 30 July 2022 2022 Games –59 kg Snatch 90 kg Rafiatu Lawal 31 July 2022 2022 Games Clean & jerk 116 kg Rafiatu Lawal 31 July 2022 2022 Games Total 206 kg Rafiatu Lawal 31 July 2022 2022 Games –64 kg Snatch 101 kg Maude Charron 1 August 2022 2022 Games Clean & jerk 130 kg Maude Charron 1 August 2022 2022 Games Total 231 kg Maude Charron 1 August 2022 2022 Games –71 kg Snatch 103 kg Sarah Davies 1 August 2022 2022 Games Clean & jerk 126 kg Sarah Davies 1 August 2022 2022 Games Total 229 kg Sarah Davies 1 August 2022 2022 Games –76 kg Snatch 101 kg Standard Clean & jerk 128 kg Maya Laylor 2 August 2022 2022 Games Total 228 kg Maya Laylor 2 August 2022 2022 Games –87 kg Snatch 110 kg Eileen Cikamatana 2 August 2022 2022 Games Clean & jerk 145 kg Eileen Cikamatana 2 August 2022 2022 Games Total 255 kg Eileen Cikamatana 2 August 2022 2022 Games +87 kg Snatch 124 kg Emily Campbell 3 August 2022 2022 Games Clean & jerk 162 kg Emily Campbell 3 August 2022 2022 Games Total 286 kg Emily Campbell 3 August 2022 2022 Games
Historical records
Event Record Athlete Nation Date Games Place Ref –56 kg Snatch 116 kg Azroy Hazalwafie 5 April 2018 2018 Games Clean & jerk 145 kg Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim 30 July 2002 2002 Games Total 261 kg Azroy Hazalwafie 5 April 2018 2018 Games –62 kg Snatch 132 kg Talha Talib 5 April 2018 2018 Games Clean & Jerk 167 kg Marcus Stephen 16 September 1998 1998 Games Total 292 kg Marcus Stephen 16 September 1998 1998 Games –69 kg Snatch 146 kg Katulu Ravi Kumar 6 October 2010 2010 Games Clean & jerk 175 kg Katulu Ravi Kumar 6 October 2010 2010 Games Total 321 kg Katulu Ravi Kumar 6 October 2010 2010 Games –77 kg Snatch 149 kg Sathish Sivalingam 27 July 2014 2014 Games Clean & jerk 187 kg Damian Brown 17 September 1998 1998 Games Total 328 kg Sathish Sivalingam 27 July 2014 2014 Games –85 kg Snatch 157 kg Stephen Ward 18 September 1998 1998 Games Clean & jerk 193 kg Shujauddin Malik 20 March 2006 2006 Games Total 347 kg Leon Griffin 18 September 1998 1998 Games –94 kg Snatch 168 kg Boady Santavy 8 April 2018 2018 Games Clean & jerk 216 kg Steven Kari 8 April 2018 2018 Games Total 370 kg Kiril Kounev 18 September 1998 1998 Games –105 kg Snatch 167 kg Akos Sandor 19 September 1998 1998 Games Clean & jerk 210 kg Delroy McQueen 2 August 2002 2002 Games Total 375 kg Delroy McQueen 2 August 2002 2002 Games +105 kg Snatch 180 kg Giles Greenwood 3 August 2002 2002 Games Clean & jerk 229 kg George Kobaladze 31 July 2014 2014 Games Total 403 kg David Liti 9 April 2018 2018 Games
Event Record Athlete Nation Date Games Place Ref –48 kg Snatch 86 kg Saikhom Mirabai Chanu 5 April 2018 2018 Games Clean & jerk 110 kg Saikhom Mirabai Chanu 5 April 2018 2018 Games Total 196 kg Saikhom Mirabai Chanu 5 April 2018 2018 Games –53 kg Snatch 84 kg Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu 6 April 2018 2018 Games Clean & jerk 111 kg Dika Toua 25 July 2014 2014 Games Total 193 kg Dika Toua 25 July 2014 2014 Games –58 kg Snatch 93 kg Michaela Breeze 26 July 2014 2014 Games Clean & jerk 118 kg Zoe Smith 26 July 2014 2014 Games Total 210 kg Zoe Smith 26 July 2014 2014 Games –63 kg Snatch 100 kg Michaela Breeze 19 March 2006 2006 Games Clean & jerk 122 kg Maude Charron 7 April 2018 2018 Games Total 220 kg Michaela Breeze 19 March 2006 2006 Games –69 kg Snatch 105 kg Christine Girard 8 October 2010 2010 Games Clean & jerk 132 kg Jeane Lassen 20 March 2006 2006 Games Total 235 kg Christine Girard 8 October 2010 2010 Games –75 kg Snatch 110 kg Hadiza Zakari 9 October 2010 2010 Games Clean & jerk 140 kg Marie-Ève Beauchemin-Nadeau 29 July 2014 2014 Games Total 250 kg Marie-Ève Beauchemin-Nadeau 29 July 2014 2014 Games –90 kg Snatch 104 kg Kaity Fassina 9 April 2018 2018 Games Clean & jerk 130 kg Eileen Cikamatana 9 April 2018 2018 Games Total 233 kg Eileen Cikamatana 9 April 2018 2018 Games +90 kg Snatch 125 kg Ele Opeloge 10 October 2010 2010 Games Clean & jerk 160 kg Ele Opeloge 10 October 2010 2010 Games Total 285 kg Ele Opeloge 10 October 2010 2010 Games