Weightlifting at the 1994 Commonwealth Games

Weightlifting at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
VenueRoyal Theatre
LocationVictoria, Canada
Dates18 to 28 August 1994

Weightlifting at the 1994 Commonwealth Games was the 12th appearance of Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Victoria, Canada, from 18 to 28 August 1994 and featured contests in ten weight classes.[1]

The weightlifting events were held at the Royal Theatre.[2] The format retained the three gold medals per weight category (snatch, clean and jerk and overall) which had been introduced in 1990. Thirty gold medals were therefore available again in just ten weight categories and resulted in the odd scenario whereby one athlete could win three gold medals in the same event.[3]

Australia topped the weightlifting medal table by virtue of winning 14 gold medals.[4]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia149225
2 Nigeria64919
3 India37111
4 Nauru3003
5 England27312
6 Wales2136
7 Canada*01910
8 Malaysia0101
9 Kenya0033
Totals (9 entries)30303090

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight 54kg
Snatch Murgesan Veerasamy
 India
Badathala Adisekhar
 India
François Lagacé
 Canada
Clean and Jerk Badathala Adisekhar
 India
Matin Guntali
 Malaysia
Murgesan Veerasamy
 India
Overall Badathala Adisekhar
 India
Murgesan Veerasamy
 India
François Lagacé
 Canada
Bantamweight 59kg
Snatch Marcus Stephen
 Nauru
Chandersekaran Raghavan
 India
Denis Aumais
 Canada
Clean and Jerk Marcus Stephen
 Nauru
Chandersekaran Raghavan
 India
Ben Devonshire
 England
Overall Marcus Stephen
 Nauru
Chandersekaran Raghavan
 India
Denis Aumais
 Canada
Featherweight 64kg
Snatch Najite Ogbogu
 Nigeria
Sevdalin Marinov
 Australia
Oliver Toby
 Nigeria
Clean and Jerk Oliver Toby
 Nigeria
Sevdalin Marinov
 Australia
Najite Ogbogu
 Nigeria
Overall Sevdalin Marinov
 Australia
Najite Ogbogu
 Nigeria
Oliver Toby
 Nigeria
Lightweight 70kg
Snatch Lawal Riliwan
 Nigeria
Stewart Cruickshank
 England
Moji Oluwa
 Nigeria
Clean and Jerk Moji Oluwa
 Nigeria
Satish Rai
 India
Stewart Cruickshank
 England
Overall Moji Oluwa
 Nigeria
Satish Rai
 India
Stewart Cruickshank
 England
Middleweight 76kg
Snatch David Morgan
 Wales
Serge Trembley
 Canada
Damian Brown
 Australia
Clean and Jerk Damian Brown
 Australia
David Morgan
 Wales
Serge Trembley
 Canada
Overall David Morgan
 Wales5
Damian Brown
 Australia
Serge Trembley
 Canada
Light Heavyweight 83kg
Snatch Kiril Kounev
 Australia
Stephen Ward
 England
Jim Dan Corbett
 Canada
Clean and Jerk Kiril Kounev
 Australia
Stephen Ward
 England
Jim Dan Corbett
 Canada
Overall Kiril Kounev
 Australia
Stephen Ward
 England
Jim Dan Corbett
 Canada
Middle Heavyweight 91kg
Snatch Harvey Goodman
 Australia
Peter May
 England
Collins Okoth
 Kenya
Clean and Jerk Harvey Goodman
 Australia
Peter May
 England
Collins Okoth
 Kenya
Overall Harvey Goodman
 Australia
Peter May
 England
Collins Okoth
 Kenya
Sub Heavyweight 99kg
Snatch Christopher Onyezie
 Nigeria
Andrew Saxton
 Australia
Phillip Christou
 Australia
Clean and Jerk Andy Callard
 England
Andrew Saxton
 Australia
Christopher Onyezie
 Nigeria
Overall Andy Callard
 England
Andrew Saxton
 Australia
Christopher Onyezie
 Nigeria
Heavyweight 108kg
Snatch Nicu Vlad
 Australia
Innocent Chika
 Nigeria
Gareth Hives
 Wales
Clean and Jerk Nicu Vlad
 Australia
Innocent Chika
 Nigeria
Gareth Hives
 Wales
Overall Nicu Vlad
 Australia
Innocent Chika
 Nigeria
Gareth Hives
 Wales
Super Heavyweight +108kg
Snatch Steven Kettner
 Australia
Stefan Botev
 Australia
Victor Edem
 Nigeria
Clean and Jerk Stefan Botev
 Australia
Steven Kettner
 Australia
Victor Edem
 Nigeria
Overall Stefan Botev
 Australia
Steven Kettner
 Australia
Victor Edem
 Nigeria

Results

  • Athletes listed in overall position

Flyweight 54kg

Pos Athlete Clean & jerk Snatch Overall kg
1 Badathala Adisekhar 132.5 105.0 237.5
2 Murgesan Veerasamy 127.5 105.0 232.5
3 Francois Lagace 122.5 105.0 227.5
4 Johnny Nguyen 125.0 100.0 225.0
5 Martin Guntali 130.0 90.0 220.0
6 Rajunit Pangkat 115.0 85.0 200.0
7 Aveenash Pandoo 115.0 85.0 200.0
8 Gino Souprayen 110.0 90.0 200.0

Bantamweight 59kg

Pos Athlete Clean & jerk Snatch Overall kg
1 Marcus Stephen 147.5 115.0 262.5
2 Chandersekaran Raghavan 145.0 110.0 255.0
3 Denis Aumais 130.0 107.5 237.5
4 Ben Devonshire 132.5 105.0 237.5
5 Abdul Rahman 120.0 97.5 217.5
6 Sandeep Kumar 120.0 97.5 217.5
7 Ari Danny 117.5 90.0 207.5

Featherweight 64kg

Pos Athlete Clean & jerk Snatch Overall kg
1 Sevdalin Marinov 152.5 125.0 277.5
2 Najite Ogbodu 150.0 125.0 275.0
3 Oliver Toby 152.5 120.0 272.5
4 Sébastien Groulx 145.0 115.0 260.0
5 Jean Lavertue 140.0 115.0 255.0
6 Eamon Byrne 135.0 105.0 240.0
7 Peter Ndungu 125.0 100.0 225.0
8 Paul Richard 122.5 97.5 220.0
9 David Leverage 120.0 95.0 220.0
11 Onkar Singh 127.5 X 127.5
12 Jonathan Lubin X 110.0 110.0

Lightweight 70kg

Pos Athlete Clean & jerk Snatch Overall kg
1 Moji Oluwa 165.0 130.0 295.0
2 Satheesha Rai 165.0 127.5 292.5
3 Stewart Cruickshank 160.0 132.5 292.5
4 Patrick Arnau 157.5 130.0 287.5
5 Lawal Riliwan 150.0 132.5 282.5
6 Tony Morgan 155.0 127.5 282.5
7 Natarajan Sampath 155.0 122.5 277.5
8 Leon Griffin 150.0 120.0 270.0
9 Mark Roach 147.5 120.0 267.5
10 Ofisa Ofisa 150.0 115.0 265.0
12 Peter Kilapa 140.0 110.0 250.0
13 Jean-Claude Etheve 130.0 100.0 230.0
14 Phillip Jikoutai 120.0 105.0 225.0
15 Mbuso Magongo 110.0 87.5 197.5
16 Rob Lockwood X 120.0 120.0
17 Brendan Cooke X 100.0 100.0

Middleweight 76kg

Pos Athlete Clean & jerk Snatch Overall kg
1 Dave Morgan 180.0 147.5 327.5
2 Damian Brown 182.5 142.5 325.0
3 Serge Tremblay 172.5 145.0 317.5
4 Alain Bilodeau 160.0 132.5 292.5
5 Andrew Littler 165.0 125.0 290.0
6 Paramjit Sharma 155.0 115.0 270.0
7 Andy Goswell 150.0 120.0 270.0
8 Raymond Cavanagh 135.0 110.0 245.0
9 James Owens 132.5 110.0 242.5
10 David Obiero 120.0 100.0 220.0
11 Anthony Arthur X 130.0 130.0

Light-heavyweight 83kg

Pos Athlete Clean & jerk Snatch Overall kg
1 Kiril Kounev 200.0 152.5 352.5
2 Stephen Ward 187.5 147.5 335.0
3 Yvan Darsigny 175.0 142.5 317.5
4 Neil Taylor 160.0 125.0 285.0
5 Rhodri Thomas 150.0 120.0 270.0
6 Jacques Groenewald 145.0 120.0 265.0
7 Charles Hamilton 140.0 115.0 255.0
8 Jim Dan Corbett X 147.5 147.5
9 John McEwan X 130.0 130.0

Middle-heavyweight 91kg

Pos Athlete Clean & jerk Snatch Overall kg
1 Harvey Goodman 200.0 162.5 362.5
2 Peter May 190.0 155.0 345.0
3 Collins Okoth 120.0 120.0 240.0

Sub-heavyweight 99kg

Pos Athlete Clean & jerk Snatch Overall kg
1 Andy Callard 197.5 150.0 347.5
2 Andrew Saxton 192.5 155.0 347.5
3 Christopher Onyezie 190.0 155.0 345.0
4 Phillip Christou 180.0 152.5 332.5
5 Harnam Singh 172.5 140.0 312.5
6 Lee Attrill 170.0 130.0 300.0
7 Perumalsamy Karasu 165.0 130.0 295.0
8 Thomas Neil 155.0 130.0 285.0
9 Gary Williams 155.0 127.5 282.5
10 Charles Murray 160.0 117.5 277.5
11 Emil Huch 142.5 110.0 252.5
12 Kolinau Makahili 160.0 X 160.0

Heavyweight 108kg

Pos Athlete Clean & jerk Snatch Overall kg
1 Nicu Vlad 220.0 185.0 405.0
2 Innocent Chika 200.0 160.0 360.0
3 Gareth Hives 160.0 130.0 290.0
4 Marc Marais 160.0 125.0 285.0

Super-heavyweight +108kg

Pos Athlete Clean & jerk Snatch Overall kg
1 Stefan Botev 200.0 160.0 360.0
2 Steve Kettner 195.0 165.0 360.0
3 Victor Edem 190.0 155.0 345.0
4 Talona Taua 185.0 137.5 322.5
5 Darren Liddel 175.0 142.5 317.5
6 Terry Perdue 165.0 125.0 290.0
7 Frank Accouche 140.0 105.0 245.0
8 Gerard Jones 137.5 100.0 237.5
9 Giles Greenwood X X 0

References

  1. ^ "Medal Standings Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Winter wonder". Wales on Sunday. 28 August 1994. p. 72. Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Gold medal boost". Shields Daily Gazette. 23 January 1990. p. 20. Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Weightlifting". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

See also