Powerlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Powerlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games is scheduled to be held in the Gold Coast, Australia on April 10. The powerlifting competition will be held at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. A total of 2 men's and 2 women's events will be contested and the competition is open to para athletes only.[1][2]

Powerlifting
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Sports and Leisure Centre
Dates10 April
Competitors33 from 11 nations

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Nigeria (NGR)4206
2 England (ENG)0123
3 Malaysia (MAS)0101
4 India (IND)0011
Totals (4 nations)44311

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's lightweight
[3]
Rolland Ezuruike
 Nigeria
224.3 pts Paul Kehinde
 Nigeria
219.9 pts Ali Jawad
 England
182.7 pts
Men's lightweight
[4]
Abdulazeez Ibrahim
 Nigeria
191.9 pts Yee Khie Jong
 Malaysia
188.7 pts Sachin Chaudhary
 India
181.0 pts
Women's lightweight
[5]
Esther Oyema
 Nigeria
141.6 pts[lower-alpha 1] Lucy Ejike
 Nigeria
134.1 pts Zoe Newson
 England
106.1 pts
Women's heavyweight
[7]
Ndidi Nwosu
 Nigeria
110.4 pts Louise Sugden
 England
89.2 pts Not awarded

Participating nations

There are 11 participating nations in powerlifting with a total of 33 athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Notes

  1. Oyema set a new world record of 131 kg in the women's 50 kg weight category during this event.[6]

References

  1. "Official Ticketing Guide" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. "Venues". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. "Medallists of the men's lightweight powerlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 10 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2021.
  4. "Medallists of the men's heavyweight powerlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 10 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2021.
  5. "Medallists of the women's lightweight powerlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 10 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2021.
  6. "Results of the women's lightweight powerlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 10 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 April 2018.
  7. "Medallists of the women's heavyweight powerlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 10 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2021.
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