title: 2016 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
text: # 2016 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
  
  The 2016 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were held at the SPICE Arena in Bayan Baru, Penang, Malaysia from 25 to 29 October 2016.
  
  The event was limited to seniors and juniors. At the same venue, youth weightlifters instead contested the preceding World Youth Weightlifting Championships, where they were awarded Commonwealth medals (if desired, their results also featured in the subsequent junior/senior standings).
  
  Results shown below are for the senior competition only. Junior and youth results are cited here and here respectively.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Malaysia)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | India | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
  | 2 | Malaysia* | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
  | 3 | Australia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
  | 4 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 5 | Fiji | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  | 6 | Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 6 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 6 | Samoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 6 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | 11 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 12 | Mauritius | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 12 | Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 14 | Kiribati | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 15 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 56 kg | Gururaja India | 249 kg | Azroy Hazalwafie Malaysia | 239 kg | Manueli Tulo Fiji | 235 kg |
  | 62 kg | Mohd Zaidi Nordin Malaysia | 261 kg | Thilanka Palangasinghe Sri Lanka | 259 kg | Anbarasu Gopal India | 259 kg |
  | 69 kg | Mohd Hafifi Mansor Malaysia | 302 kg | Sudesh Peiris Sri Lanka | 288 kg | Gareth Evans Wales | 287 kg |
  | 77 kg | Ajay Singh India | 318 kg | Loro Wellkinson Peuji Malaysia | 312 kg | Mohamad Fazrul Azrie Malaysia | 308 kg |
  | 85 kg | Kojum Taba India | 330 kg | Richie Patterson New Zealand | 318 kg | François Etoundi Australia | 302 kg |
  | 94 kg | Forrester Osei Ghana | 310 kg | Shivam Saini India | 300 kg | Ben Shaw Australia | 300 kg |
  | 105 kg | Owen Boxall England | 353 kg | David Katoatau Kiribati | 343 kg | Andrius Barakauskas New Zealand | 318 kg |
  | +105 kg | Damon Kelly Australia | 373 kg | David Liti New Zealand | 369 kg | Nooh Dastgir Butt Pakistan | 369 kg |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 48 kg | Thelma Toua Papua New Guinea | 156 kg | Hannah Powell Wales | 149 kg | Dinusha Gomes Sri Lanka | 148 kg |
  | 53 kg | Joti Mal India | 175 kg | Roilya Ranaivosoa Mauritius | 174 kg | Phillipa Patterson New Zealand | 163 kg |
  | 58 kg | Erika Yamasaki Australia | 174 kg | Marceeta Marcus Malaysia | 154 kg | Ulina Sagone Fiji | 153 kg |
  | 63 kg | Mona Pretorius South Africa | 194 kg | Seen Lee Australia | 188 kg | Frenceay Titus Malaysia | 182 kg |
  | 69 kg | Rebekah Tiler England | 217 kg | Eileen Cikamatana Fiji | 215 kg | Rakhi Halder India | 202 kg |
  | 75 kg | Apolonia Vaivai Fiji | 208 kg | Kylie Lindbeck Australia | 199 kg | Jabriella Teo Samuel Malaysia | 179 kg |
  | +75 kg | Iuniarra Sipaia Samoa | 243 kg | Kaity Fassina Australia | 229 kg | Shalinee Valaydon Mauritius | 213 kg |
  