# Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 77 kg

The Men's 77 kg weightlifting event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Manchester International Convention Centre on 1 August 2002. The weightlifter from Wales won the gold, with a combined lift of 305 kg.

## Schedule

All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 1 August 2002 | 10:00 | Group A |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record | Snatch | Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL) | 172.5 kg | Doha, Qatar | 27 March 2002 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Oleg Perepetchenov (RUS) | 210.0 kg | Trenčín, Slovakia | 27 April 2001 |
| World record | Total | Plamen Zhelyazkov (BUL) | 377.5 kg | Doha, Qatar | 27 March 2002 |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch | | | | |
| Commonwealth record | Clean & Jerk | | | | |
| Commonwealth record | Total | | | | |
| Games record | Snatch | Satheesha Rai (IND) | 147.5 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 17 September 1998 |
| Games record | Clean & Jerk | Damian Brown (AUS) | 187.5 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 17 September 1998 |
| Games record | Total | Damian Brown (AUS) | 327.5 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 17 September 1998 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | Total |
| | Dave Morgan | Wales | A | 76.32 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 145.0 | 145.0 | | 160.0 | 160.0 | 167.5 | 160.0 | | 305.0 |
| | Renos Doweiya | Nauru | A | 76.40 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 130.0 | 5 | 152.5 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 160.0 | | 290.0 |
| | Scott McCarthy | Canada | A | 76.56 | 125.0 | 132.5 | 135.0 | 132.5 | 4 | 157.5 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 157.5 | | 290.0 |
| 4 | Claude Caouette | Canada | A | 76.58 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 7 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 157.5 | 150.0 | 4 | 275.0 |
| 5 | Tony Morgan | Wales | A | 76.20 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 120.0 | 9 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 5 | 267.5 |
| 6 | Uati Maposua | Samoa | A | 76.06 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 120.0 | 8 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 6 | 265.0 |
| 7 | William Langford | Guyana | A | 76.67 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 10 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 7 | 260.0 |
| 8 | James Stewart | Northern Ireland | A | 75.83 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 11 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 8 | 255.0 |
| 9 | Kevin Cassar | Malta | A | 76.88 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 107.5 | 12 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 10 | 240.0 |
| 10 | Jack Odongo | Kenya | A | 75.47 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 13 | 120.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 9 | 230.0 |
| – | Damian Brown | Australia | A | 76.35 | 142.5 | 145.0 | 147.5 | 147.5 | | 175.0 | 175.0 | 177.5 | – | – | – |
| – | Craig Blythman | Australia | A | 76.66 | 135.0 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 135.0 | | 160.0 | 160.0 | 162.5 | – | – | – |
| – | Quincy Detenamo | Nauru | A | 76.39 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 6 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | – | – | – |
| DSQ $^1$ | Satheesha Rai | India | A | 76.00 | | | | 142.5 | – | | | | 175.0 | – | 317.5 |
$^1$ Rai originally won the bronze medal at snatch and gold medals at clean & jerk and total, but was disqualified after he tested positive for strychnine.