# Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg

The Men's 62 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 17 March 2006. The weightlifter from Sri Lanka won the gold, lifting a total weight of 271 kg.

## Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 17 March 2006 | 10:00 | Group B |
| 17 March 2006 | 14:00 | Group A |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record | Snatch | Shi Zhiyong (CHN) | 153 kg | İzmir, Turkey | 28 June 2002 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Le Maosheng (CHN) | 182 kg | Busan, South Korea | 2 October 2002 |
| World record | Total | World Standard | 325 kg | – | 1 January 1998 |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch | Yurik Sarkisyan (AUS) | 127 kg | Lahti, Finland | 9 November 1998 |
| Commonwealth record | Clean & Jerk | Marcus Stephen (NRU) | 172 kg | Athens, Greece | 23 November 1999 |
| Commonwealth record | Total | Marcus Stephen (NRU) | 300 kg | Athens, Greece | 23 November 1999 |
| Games record | Snatch | Yurik Sarkisyan (AUS) | 125 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16 September 1998 |
| Games record | Clean & Jerk | Marcus Stephen (NRU) | 167 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16 September 1998 |
| Games record | Total | Marcus Stephen (NRU) | 292 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16 September 1998 |

## 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 |
| | Chinthana Vidanage | Sri Lanka | A | 61.79 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 145 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 271 |
| | Arun Murugesan | India | A | 61.87 | 115 | 119 | 121 | 121 | 145 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 271 |
| | Roswadi Abdul Rashid | Malaysia | A | 61.70 | 117 | 120 | 122 | 120 | 137 | 141 | 146 | 141 | 261 |
| 4 | Muhammad Ishtiaq Ghafoor | Pakistan | A | 61.65 | 112 | 113 | 116 | 113 | 140 | 145 | 148 | 145 | 258 |
| 5 | Naharudin Mahayudin | Malaysia | B | 61.49 | 116 | 120 | 120 | 116 | 141 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 257 |
| 6 | Hamidul Islam | Bangladesh | A | 61.94 | 110 | 116 | 116 | 110 | 137 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 256 |
| 7 | Bernardin Matam | Cameroon | A | 61.70 | 110 | 116 | 116 | 110 | 138 | 145 | 150 | 145 | 255 |
| 8 | Yurik Sarkisyan | Australia | A | 61.78 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 142 | 149 | 149 | 142 | 255 |
| 9 | Sébastien Groulx | Canada | A | 61.74 | 112 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 141 | 146 | 150 | 141 | 253 |
| 10 | Greg Shushu | South Africa | A | 61.59 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 135 | 135 | 140 | 135 | 242 |
| 11 | Dimitris Minasidis | Cyprus | B | 61.68 | 103 | 107 | 112 | 112 | 125 | 130 | 138 | 130 | 242 |
| 12 | Sudesh Peiris | Sri Lanka | A | 61.69 | 105 | 112 | 115 | 105 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 235 |
| 13 | Musa Kamara | Sierra Leone | B | 61.99 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 125 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 222 |
| 14 | Makhosi Shabalala | Swaziland | B | 61.82 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 220 |
| 15 | Ika Aliklik | Nauru | B | 61.87 | 91 | 91 | 96 | 91 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 216 |
| 16 | Moses Kimbowa | Uganda | B | 58.87 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 110 | 115 | 118 | 115 | 211 |
| 17 | Tekaei Temake | Kiribati | B | 61.42 | 91 | 91 | 95 | 91 | 117 | 125 | 126 | 117 | 208 |
| 18 | Tsepo Matsoso | Lesotho | B | 60.89 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 65 | 80 | 80 | 85 | 80 | 145 |
| – | Kamran Panjavi | England | A | 61.94 | 118 | 121 | 122 | 118 | 131 | 131 | 131 | – | – |
| – | Constantine Vasiliades | Cyprus | B | 60.82 | 97 | 97 | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – |