# Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 62 kg

The Men's 62 kg weightlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games took place at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on 5 April 2018. The weightlifter from Malaysia won the gold, with a combined lift of 288 kg. Papua New Guinea and Pakistan claimed the silver and bronze medals, respectively. Pakistan's Talha Talib established a new games record during the competition in the snatch event:

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record | Snatch | Kim Un-guk (PRK) | 154 kg | Incheon, South Korea | 21 September 2014 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Chen Lijun (CHN) | 183 kg | Houston, United States | 22 November 2015 |
| World record | Total | Chen Lijun (CHN) | 333 kg | Houston, United States | 22 November 2015 |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch | Dimitrios Minasides (CYP) | 133 kg | Pescara, Italy | 26 June 2009 |
| 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 Sarkisian (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 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Snatch | 132 kg | Talha Talib (PAK) | GR |

## Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Thursday 5 April 2018 | 18:42 | Final |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Body weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight (kg) | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total |
| | Muhamad Aznil Bidin (MAS) | 61.71 | 123 | 126 | 128 | 126 | 158 | 162 | 166 | 162 | 288 |
| | Morea Baru (PNG) | 61.86 | 123 | 127 | 130 | 127 | 159 | 159 | 163 | 159 | 286 |
| | Talha Talib (PAK) | 61.94 | 127 | 130 | 132 | 132 GR | 146 | 151 | 154 | 151 | 283 |
| 4 | Thilanka Palangasinghe (SRI) | 61.92 | 120 | 124 | 126 | 124 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 155 | 279 |
| 5 | Favour Agboro (NGR) | 61.69 | 106 | 110 | 112 | 112 | 147 | 151 | 156 | 156 | 267 |
| 6 | Raja Muthupandi (IND) | 61.96 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 143 | 148 | 150 | 150 | 266 |
| 7 | Ianne Guiñares (NZL) | 61.89 | 110 | 114 | 116 | 116 | 140 | 144 | 145 | 145 | 261 |
| 8 | Olivier Heracles Matam Matam (CMR) | 61.91 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 145 | 145 | 150 | 145 | 258 |
| 9 | Poama Qaqa (FIJ) | 61.94 | 113 | 113 | 118 | 113 | 142 | 149 | 149 | 142 | 255 |
| 10 | Vannara Be (AUS) | 61.92 | 102 | 106 | 110 | 110 | 120 | 126 | 132 | 132 | 242 |
| 11 | Marc Jonathan Coret (MRI) | 61.71 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 135 | 240 |
| 12 | Ezekiel Moses (NRU) | 61.75 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 125 | 130 | 134 | 134 | 234 |
| 13 | Manuila Raobu (TUV) | 61.44 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 117 | 117 | 121 | 121 | 216 |
| 14 | Takirua Betero (KIR) | 61.57 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 115 | 120 | 125 | 120 | 210 |
| | Rick Yves Confiance (SEY) | 61.74 | 101 | 107 | 110 | 101 | 125 | 125 | 125 | – | – |