Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 kg

The Men's 69 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 18 March 2006. The weightlifter from Australia won the gold, lifting a total weight of 294 kg.

Weightlifting – Men's 69 kg at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Dates	18 March 2006
Competitors	15 from 14 nations
Winning total weight	294
Medalists
Benjamin Turner    Australia   Muhamad Hidayat Hamidon    Malaysia   Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga    India

Schedule

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

Date	Time	Event
18 March 2006	18:30	Group A

Records

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

World record	Snatch	Georgi Markov (BUL)	165 kg	Sydney, Australia	20 September 2000
	Clean & Jerk	Zhang Guozheng (CHN)	197 kg	Qinhuangdao, China	11 September 2003
	Total	Galabin Boevski (BUL)	357 kg	Athens, Greece	24 November 1999
Commonwealth record	Snatch	Vencelas Dabaya (CMR)	145 kg	Tunis, Tunisia	4 May 2004
	Clean & Jerk	Vencelas Dabaya (CMR)	185 kg	Tunis, Tunisia	4 May 2004
	Total	Vencelas Dabaya (CMR)	330 kg	Tunis, Tunisia	4 May 2004
Games record	Snatch	Muhammad Irfan (PAK)	140 kg	Manchester, Great Britain	31 July 2002
	Clean & Jerk	Vencelas Dabaya (CMR)	170 kg	Manchester, Great Britain	31 July 2002
	Total	Vencelas Dabaya (CMR)	310 kg	Manchester, Great Britain	31 July 2002

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
					1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	Benjamin Turner	Australia	A	68.97	125	128	128	128	158	161	166	166	294
	Muhamad Hidayat Hamidon	Malaysia	A	68.85	125	126	130	130	160	163	166	163	293
	Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga	India	A	68.97	126	129	131	129	156	158	160	158	287
4	François Etoundi	Cameroon	A	68.78	125	126	131	126	155	160	160	160	286
5	Joel Wilson	Australia	A	68.59	122	122	127	127	150	156	159	156	283
6	Mark Spooner	New Zealand	A	68.64	118	123	126	123	150	156	158	156	279
7	Francis Luna-Grenier	Canada	A	68.13	120	120	123	120	156	156	156	156	276
8	Josefa Vueti	Fiji	A	68.79	115	115	120	120	152	160	167	152	272
9	Alexandros Amanatidis	Cyprus	A	68.40	108	108	114	114	138	144	145	145	259
10	Renos Doweiya	Nauru	A	68.41	105	110	110	110	135	140	145	145	255
11	Romeo Simeon	Seychelles	A	68.65	105	110	110	110	125	130	135	130	240
12	Logona Esau	Tuvalu	A	67.66	98	98	104	98	127	133	138	138	236
13	Magarajen Monien	Mauritius	A	68.73	95	100	105	105	120	125	125	120	225
14	Gift Mwewa	Zambia	A	67.33	93	97	100	93	120	125	130	130	223
–	Beru Karianako	Kiribati	A	67.49	95	95	97	–	–	–	–	–	–