# Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 kg

The Men's 69 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 18 March 2006. The weightlifter from Australia won the gold, lifting a total weight of 294 kg.

## Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 18 March 2006 | 18:30 | Group A |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record | Snatch | Georgi Markov (BUL) | 165 kg | Sydney, Australia | 20 September 2000 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Zhang Guozheng (CHN) | 197 kg | Qinhuangdao, China | 11 September 2003 |
| World record | Total | Galabin Boevski (BUL) | 357 kg | Athens, Greece | 24 November 1999 |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch | Vencelas Dabaya (CMR) | 145 kg | Tunis, Tunisia | 4 May 2004 |
| Commonwealth record | Clean & Jerk | Vencelas Dabaya (CMR) | 185 kg | Tunis, Tunisia | 4 May 2004 |
| Commonwealth record | Total | Vencelas Dabaya (CMR) | 330 kg | Tunis, Tunisia | 4 May 2004 |
| Games record | Snatch | Muhammad Irfan (PAK) | 140 kg | Manchester, Great Britain | 31 July 2002 |
| Games record | Clean & Jerk | Vencelas Dabaya (CMR) | 170 kg | Manchester, Great Britain | 31 July 2002 |
| Games record | Total | Vencelas Dabaya (CMR) | 310 kg | Manchester, Great Britain | 31 July 2002 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total |
| | Benjamin Turner | Australia | A | 68.97 | 125 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 158 | 161 | 166 | 166 | 294 |
| | Muhamad Hidayat Hamidon | Malaysia | A | 68.85 | 125 | 126 | 130 | 130 | 160 | 163 | 166 | 163 | 293 |
| | Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga | India | A | 68.97 | 126 | 129 | 131 | 129 | 156 | 158 | 160 | 158 | 287 |
| 4 | François Etoundi | Cameroon | A | 68.78 | 125 | 126 | 131 | 126 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 286 |
| 5 | Joel Wilson | Australia | A | 68.59 | 122 | 122 | 127 | 127 | 150 | 156 | 159 | 156 | 283 |
| 6 | Mark Spooner | New Zealand | A | 68.64 | 118 | 123 | 126 | 123 | 150 | 156 | 158 | 156 | 279 |
| 7 | Francis Luna-Grenier | Canada | A | 68.13 | 120 | 120 | 123 | 120 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 276 |
| 8 | Josefa Vueti | Fiji | A | 68.79 | 115 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 152 | 160 | 167 | 152 | 272 |
| 9 | Alexandros Amanatidis | Cyprus | A | 68.40 | 108 | 108 | 114 | 114 | 138 | 144 | 145 | 145 | 259 |
| 10 | Renos Doweiya | Nauru | A | 68.41 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 255 |
| 11 | Romeo Simeon | Seychelles | A | 68.65 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 130 | 240 |
| 12 | Logona Esau | Tuvalu | A | 67.66 | 98 | 98 | 104 | 98 | 127 | 133 | 138 | 138 | 236 |
| 13 | Magarajen Monien | Mauritius | A | 68.73 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 120 | 225 |
| 14 | Gift Mwewa | Zambia | A | 67.33 | 93 | 97 | 100 | 93 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 223 |
| – | Beru Karianako | Kiribati | A | 67.49 | 95 | 95 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – |