Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 67 kg
| Weightlifting – Men's 67 kg at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Exhibition Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 31 July 2022 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning total weight | 300 GR | |||||||||
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| Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 55 kg | 49 kg | |
| 61 kg | 55 kg | |
| 67 kg | 59 kg | |
| 73 kg | 64 kg | |
| 81 kg | 71 kg | |
| 96 kg | 76 kg | |
| 109 kg | 87 kg | |
| +109 kg | +87 kg | |
The men's 67 kg weightlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games took place at the National Exhibition Centre on 31 July 2022. An initial list of eleven athletes were expected to compete, though Talha Talib of Pakistan was removed after he was suspended due to an anti-doping violation. At the event, nine athletes competed with Craig Carfay of Scotland not competing.
Jeremy Lalrinnunga of India won the event with a Games record of 300 kilograms. He had also set a Games record in the snatch with a weight of 140 kilograms. Vaipava Ioane of Samoa was the silver medalist with a total of 293 kilograms, setting a Games record in the clean and jerk with a weight of 166 kilograms. Edidiong Joseph Umoafia of Nigeria was the bronze medalist.
Background
[edit]Weightlifting was part of the programme of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, whereas its weight categories were changed in 2018 by the International Weightlifting Federation.[1] One of these events would be the men's 67 kg event and would be included in the Games' programme. To qualify for the event, an athlete would have to either place first at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in a category included at the Games, place high enough in the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, or be given a Bipartite Invitation from the hosts. England can automatically qualify a weightlifter as they are the hosts of the event.[2]
The 2021 Commonwealth Champion in the event would be Jeremy Lalrinnunga of India, qualifying him for the games.[3] The athletes that had qualified through their ranking were Talha Talib of Pakistan, Edidiong Joseph Umoafia of Nigeria, Vaipava Ioane of Samoa, Chaturanga Lakmal of Sri Lanka, Craig Carfay of Scotland, Ruben Katoatau of Kiribati, Kester Loy of Singapore, and Ditto Ika of Nauru. Jaswant Shergill was the host's pick to represent England, while Marc Jonathan Coret of Mauritius was awarded the Bipartite Invitation.[4][5] Later on, Talib would be removed from the list following his suspension for failing an anti-doping test.[6]
List of initial qualified athletes
[edit]| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Host Nation | 1 |  Jaswant Shergill (ENG)
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| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 |  Jeremy Lalrinnunga (IND)
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| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 7 |  Talha Talib (PAK) Edidiong Joseph Umoafia (NGR) Vaipava Ioane (SAM) Chaturanga Lakmal (SRI) Craig Carfray (SCO) Ruben Katoatau (KIR) Kester Loy (SGP) Ditto Ika (NRU)
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| Bipartite Invitation | 1 |  Marc Jonathan Coret (MRI)
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| Total | 10 |
Records
[edit]| World record | Snatch |  Huang Minhao (CHN) |
155 kg | Tokyo, Japan | 6 July 2019 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Pak Jong-ju (PRK) |
188 kg | Pattaya, Thailand | 20 November 2019 | |
| Total | Chen Lijun (CHN) |
339 kg | Ningbo, China | 21 April 2019 | |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch | Talha Talib (PAK) |
150 kg | Tokyo, Japan | 25 July 2021 |
| Clean & Jerk | Talha Talib (PAK) |
170 kg | Tokyo, Japan | 25 July 2021 | |
| Total | Talha Talib (PAK) |
320 kg | Tokyo, Japan | 25 July 2021 | |
| Games record | Snatch | Commonwealth Games Standard | 131 kg | ||
| Clean & Jerk | Commonwealth Games Standard | 162 kg | |||
| Total | Commonwealth Games Standard | 289 kg |
| Snatch | 140 kg | Jeremy Lalrinnunga (IND)
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| Clean and jerk | 166 kg | Vaipava Ioane (SAM)
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| Total | 300 kg | Jeremy Lalrinnunga (IND)
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Schedule
[edit]All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Sunday 31 July 2022 | 9:30 | Final |
Results
[edit]The event was held on 31 July 2022 at the National Exhibition Centre.[9] Carfay would not compete at the Games, leaving the total amount of athletes in the event to nine.[8]
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight (kg) |
Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | ||||
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Jeremy Lalrinnunga (IND) |
66.36 | 136 | 140 | 140 GR | 154 | 160 | 160 | 300 GR | ||
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Vaipava Ioane (SAM) |
66.32 | 124 | 127 | 127 | 163 | 166 | 166 GR | 293 | ||
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Edidiong Joseph Umoafia (NGR) |
66.86 | 130 | 130 | 150 | 160 | 160 | 290 | |||
| 4 | Jaswant Shergill (ENG) |
66.68 | 110 | 114 | 114 | 140 | 146 | 146 | 260 | ||
| 5 | Chaturanga Lakmal (SRI) |
64.57 | 112 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 140 | 140 | 259 | ||
| 6 | Ruben Katoatau (KIR) |
66.97 | 106 | 110 | 114 | 114 | 136 | 140 | 144 | 144 | 258 |
| 7 | Ditto Ika (NRU) |
66.79 | 105 | 105 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 245 | |||
| 8 | Marc Jonathan Coret (MRI) |
66.16 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 136 | 136 | 241 | |||
| 9 | Kester Loy (SGP) |
66.41 | 106 | 109 | 109 | 128 | 128 | 237 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "New Bodyweight Categories Approved by the IWF Executive Board". International Weightlifting Federation. 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Athlete Allocation System | Weightlifting" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / IWF. 22 February 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ IWF Commonwealth Ranking List - 2022 Commonwealth Games Qualifying (PDF). IWF. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ Ranking List / Final as of 30 March 2022 (XLSX). IWF. 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (28 April 2022). "Birmingham-bound athletes among Pakistan weightlifters charged with doping offences". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Weightlifting – Men – Records" (PDF). Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 29 July 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "Results Men's 67 kg" (PDF). Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 31 July 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Weightlifting - results, Men's 67 kg". Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2022.