Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 85 kg
| Weightlifting – Men's 85 kg at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester International Convention Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 1 August 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning total weight | 340 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 56 kg | 48 kg | |
| 62 kg | 53 kg | |
| 69 kg | 58 kg | |
| 77 kg | 63 kg | |
| 85 kg | 69 kg | |
| 94 kg | 75 kg | |
| 105 kg | +75 kg | |
| +105 kg | ||
The Men's 85 kg weightlifting event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Manchester International Convention Centre on 1 August 2002. The weightlifter from Cameroon won the gold, with a combined lift of 340 kg.[1]
Schedule
[edit]All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
| Date | Time | Event |
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| 1 August 2002 | 19:00 | Group A |
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record | Snatch |  Andrei Rybakou (BLR) |
182.5 kg | Havířov, Czech Republic | 2 June 2002 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Zhang Yong (CHN) |
218.0 kg | Ramat Gan, Israel | 25 April 1998 | |
| Total | World Standard | 395.0 kg | – | 1 January 1998 | |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch | ||||
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| Games record | Snatch |  Stephen Ward (ENG) |
157.5 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 18 September 1998 |
| Clean & Jerk | Leon Griffin (ENG) |
192.5 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 18 September 1998 | |
| Total | Leon Griffin (ENG) |
347.5 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 18 September 1998 |
Results
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight |
Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | ||||||
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David Matam |  Cameroon |
A | 84.42 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | |
185.0 | 185.0 | |
340.0 | |||
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Anthony Arthur | England |
A | 84.44 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | |
175.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 |  |
330.0 | ||
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Ofisa Ofisa |  Samoa |
A | 83.37 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 4 | 180.0 | 180.0 | |
320.0 | ||||
| 4 | Niusila Opeloge | Samoa |
A | 83.91 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | |
170.0 | 170.0 | 6 | 312.5 | |||
| 5 | Robert Campbell |  Australia |
A | 84.47 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 5 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 9 | 305.0 | ||
| 6 | Grant Cavit |  New Zealand |
A | 83.32 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 6 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 5 | 300.0 | |||
| 7 | Rutherford Jeremiah |  Nauru |
A | 81.07 | 117.5 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 8 | 160.0 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 8 | 292.5 | ||
| 8 | Julian McWatt |  Guyana |
A | 83.52 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 7 | 145.0 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 11 | 282.5 | |
| 9 | Ray Vaughan |  Wales |
A | 84.26 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 10 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 10 | 275.0 | ||
| 10 | Sean Cozier | Guyana |
A | 83.67 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 9 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 13 | 270.0 | ||
| 11 | David Obiero |  Kenya |
A | 84.03 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 11 | 140.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 12 | 260.0 | |
| 12 | Can Osman |  Cyprus |
A | 84.51 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 12 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 14 | 237.5 | ||||
| 13 | Omar Sheriff |  Sierra Leone |
A | 83.26 | 90.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 16 | 225.0 | |||
| 14 | Ambrose Johnson | Sierra Leone |
A | 81.34 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 14 | 110.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 15 | 215.0 | ||
| 15 | Ray Ikitoemata |  Niue |
A | 82.95 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 15 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 17 | 180.0 | |
| – | Stephen Ward | England |
A | 84.92 | – | – | 175.0 | 175.0 | 4 | – | |||||
| – | Andy Goswell | Wales |
A | 84.10 | – | – | 170.0 | 170.0 | 7 | – | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Weightlifting Men's 85 kg - Result". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.