Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 63 kg

Weightlifting – Women's 63 kg at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Dates	19 March 2006
Competitors	7 from 6 nations
Winning total weight	220
Medalists
Michaela Breeze    Wales   Christine Girard    Canada   Miel McGerrigle    Canada
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Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
	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
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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]

Schedule

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

Records

Prior 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
	Clean & Jerk
	Total
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)	GR
	95 kg	Michaela Breeze (WAL)	GR
	98 kg	Michaela Breeze (WAL)	GR
	100 kg	Michaela Breeze (WAL)	GR
Clean & Jerk	120 kg	Michaela Breeze (WAL)	GR
	121 kg	Christine Girard (CAN)	GR
Total	216 kg	Michaela Breeze (WAL)	GR
	220 kg	Michaela Breeze (WAL)	GR

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
					1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	Michaela Breeze	Wales	A	62.12	95	98	100	100	116	120	122	120	220
	Christine Girard	Canada	A	62.51	87	87	91	91	117	121	126	121	212
	Miel McGerrigle	Canada	A	62.16	85	90	91	85	105	110	110	105	190
4	Nurul Farhanah Johari	Malaysia	A	62.65	75	78	80	80	91	95	97	95	175
5	Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke	Cameroon	A	62.47	72	75	80	75	95	95	95	95	170
6	Annette Campbell	England	A	62.51	72	75	75	75	87	90	92	90	165
7	Mercy Obiero	Kenya	A	62.67	70	75	76	70	91	96	96	91	161

References

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