Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 53 kg

The Women's 53 kg kg weightlifting event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Manchester International Convention Centre on 31 July 2002.[1]

Weightlifting – Women's 53 kg at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Manchester International Convention Centre
Dates	31 July 2002
Competitors	6 from 4 nations
Winning total weight	182.5
Medalists
Sanamacha Chanu    India   Natasha Barker    Australia   Seen Lee    Australia

Schedule

All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Date	Time	Event
31 July 2002	15:00	Group A

Records

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

World record	Snatch	Yang Xia (CHN)	100.0 kg	Sydney, Australia	18 September 2000
	Clean & Jerk	Yang Xia (CHN)	125.0 kg	Sydney, Australia	18 September 2000
	Total	Yang Xia (CHN)	225.0 kg	Sydney, Australia	18 September 2000
Commonwealth record	Snatch
	Clean & Jerk	Maryse Turcotte (CAN)	115.0 kg	Collingwood, Canada	19 May 2001
	Total
Games record	Snatch	First time held
	Clean & Jerk
	Total

The following records were established during the competition:

Snatch	82.5 kg	Sanamacha Chanu (IND)	GR
Clean & Jerk	100.0 kg	Sanamacha Chanu (IND)	GR
Total	182.5 kg	Sanamacha Chanu (IND)	GR

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)					Clean & Jerk (kg)					Total
					1	2	3	Result	Rank	1	2	3	Result	Rank
	Sanamacha Chanu	India	A	50.71	75.0	80.0	82.5	82.5		95.0	97.5	100.0	100.0		182.5
	Natasha Barker	Australia	A	52.70	75.0	75.0	77.5	77.5		87.5	90.0	97.5	97.5		175.0
	Seen Lee	Australia	A	51.76	67.5	72.5	75.0	75.0		80.0	82.5	87.5	87.5		162.5
4	Kirstie Law	Scotland	A	51.81	62.5	65.0	65.0	65.0	4	77.5	82.5	82.5	77.5	5	142.5
5	Dyana Altenor	England	A	52.15	60.0	62.5	65.0	62.5	5	80.0	80.0	82.5	80.0	4	142.5
–	Jo Calvino	England	A	52.41	62.5	62.5	62.5	–	–	80.0	80.0	80.0	–	–	–

References

1. "Weightlifting Women's 53 kg - Result". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.