The Women's 63 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 19 March 2006. The weightlifter from Wales won the gold, lifting a total weight of 220 kg.[1]
| Weightlifting – Women's 63 kg at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Melbourne Exhibition Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 19 March 2006 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning total weight | 220 | |||||||||
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Schedule
editAll times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Event |
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| 19 March 2006 | 18:30 | Group A |
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record | Snatch |  Pawina Thongsuk (THA) |
116 kg | Doha, Qatar | 12 November 2005 |
| Clean & Jerk | Pawina Thongsuk (THA) |
140 kg | Doha, Qatar | 12 November 2005 | |
| Total | Pawina Thongsuk (THA) |
256 kg | Doha, Qatar | 12 November 2005 | |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch |  Karnam Malleswari (IND) |
105 kg | Bangkok, Thailand | 10 December 1998 |
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| Games record | Snatch |  Pratima Kumari (IND) |
87 kg | Manchester, Great Britain | 1 August 2002 |
| Clean & Jerk | Pratima Kumari (IND) |
117 kg | Manchester, Great Britain | 1 August 2002 | |
| Total | Pratima Kumari (IND) |
205 kg | Manchester, Great Britain | 1 August 2002 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Snatch | 91 kg |  Christine Girard (CAN)
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| 95 kg |  Michaela Breeze (WAL)
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| 98 kg | Michaela Breeze (WAL)
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| 100 kg | Michaela Breeze (WAL)
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| Clean & Jerk | 120 kg | Michaela Breeze (WAL)
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| 121 kg | Christine Girard (CAN)
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| Total | 216 kg | Michaela Breeze (WAL)
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| 220 kg | Michaela Breeze (WAL)
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Results
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight |
Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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Michaela Breeze | Wales |
A | 62.12 | 95 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 116 | 120 | 120 | 220 | |
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Christine Girard | Canada |
A | 62.51 | 87 | 91 | 91 | 117 | 121 | 121 | 212 | ||
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Miel McGerrigle | Canada |
A | 62.16 | 85 | 85 | 105 | 105 | 190 | ||||
| 4 | Nurul Farhanah Johari |  Malaysia |
A | 62.65 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 175 | |
| 5 | Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke |  Cameroon |
A | 62.47 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 95 | 95 | 170 | |||
| 6 | Annette Campbell |  England |
A | 62.51 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 165 | ||
| 7 | Mercy Obiero |  Kenya |
A | 62.67 | 70 | 70 | 91 | 91 | 161 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Weightlifting Women's 63 kg - Result". m2006.thecgf.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.