# Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 73 kg

The Men's 73 kg weightlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games took place at the National Exhibition Centre on 31 July 2022. The weightlifter from India won the gold, with a combined lift of 313 kg.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record | Snatch | Shi Zhiyong (CHN) | 169 kg | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 20 April 2021 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Shi Zhiyong (CHN) | 198 kg | Pattaya, Thailand | 10 December 2019 |
| World record | Total | Shi Zhiyong (CHN) | 364 kg | Tokyo, Japan | 28 July 2021 |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch | Achinta Sheuli (IND) | 143 kg | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 10 December 2021 |
| Commonwealth record | Clean & Jerk | Achinta Sheuli (IND) | 173 kg | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 10 December 2021 |
| Commonwealth record | Total | Achinta Sheuli (IND) | 316 kg | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 10 December 2021 |
| Games record | Snatch | Commonwealth Games Standard | 138 kg | | |
| Games record | Clean & Jerk | Commonwealth Games Standard | 172 kg | | |
| Games record | Total | Commonwealth Games Standard | 304 kg | | |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Snatch | 143 kg | Achinta Sheuli (IND) | GR |
| Total | 313 kg | Achinta Sheuli (IND) | GR |
When the previous records and weight classes were discarded following readjustment, the IWF defined "world standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as world records (WR), CommonWealth Authority defined "Commonwealth standards" and "Commonwealth games standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as Commonwealth record (CR) and Commonwealth games record (GR) in the new weight classes. Wherever World Standard/Commonwealth Standard/Commonwealth Games Standard appear in the list above, no qualified weightlifter has yet lifted the benchmark weights in a sanctioned competition.

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday 31 July 2022 | 18:30 | 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 |
| | Achinta Sheuli (IND) | 72.70 | 137 | 140 | 143 | 143 GR | 166 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 313 GR |
| | Erry Hidayat (MAS) | 71.98 | 133 | 133 | 138 | 138 | 165 | 176 | 176 | 165 | 303 |
| | Shad Darsigny (CAN) | 72.71 | 130 | 135 | 138 | 135 | 158 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 298 |
| 4 | John Tafi (SAM) | 71.98 | 127 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 165 | 165 | 168 | 165 | 296 |
| 5 | Brandon Wakeling (AUS) | 72.53 | 122 | 127 | 132 | 127 | 163 | 172 | 172 | 163 | 290 |
| 6 | Jack Oliver (ENG) | 72.51 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 156 | 156 | 164 | 156 | 287 |
| 7 | Michael Anthony Farmer (WAL) | 72.61 | 128 | 131 | 131 | 128 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 286 |
| 8 | Ezekiel Moses (NRU) | 72.70 | 128 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 285 |
| 9 | Vester Villalon (NZL) | 72.79 | 123 | 126 | 129 | 126 | 155 | 161 | 162 | 155 | 281 |
| 10 | Jon-antohein Phillips (RSA) | 72.27 | 118 | 123 | 125 | 118 | 158 | 162 | 165 | 162 | 280 |
| 11 | Anthony Masinde (KEN) | 72.58 | 110 | 120 | 120 | 110 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 140 | 250 |
| ― | Indika Dissanayake (SRI) | 72.74 | 129 | 129 | 133 | 133 | 160 | 161 | 167 | NM | DNF |