# Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 59 kg

The Women's 59 kg weightlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games took place at the National Exhibition Centre on 31 July 2022. The weightlifter from Nigeria won the gold, with a combined lift of 206 kg.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: 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 below, no qualified weightlifter has yet lifted the benchmark weights in a sanctioned competition.
| World record | Snatch | Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | 110 kg | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 20 Apr 2021 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | 140 kg | Pattaya, Thailand | 18 September 2019 |
| World record | Total | Kuo Hsing-chun (TPE) | 247 kg | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 20 Apr 2021 |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch | Tali Darsigny (CAN) | 94 kg | Lima, Peru | 28 July 2019 |
| Commonwealth record | Clean & Jerk | Chinenye Fidelis (NGR) | 125 kg | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 3 November 2018 |
| Commonwealth record | Total | Zoe Smith (ENG) | 216 kg | Pattaya, Thailand | 18 September 2019 |
| Games record | Snatch | Commonwealth Games Standard | 87 kg | | |
| Games record | Clean & Jerk | Commonwealth Games Standard | 111 kg | | |
| Games record | Total | Commonwealth Games Standard | 197 kg | | |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Snatch | 90 kg | Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (NGR) | GR |
| Clean & Jerk | 116 kg | Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (NGR) | GR |
| Total | 206 kg | Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (NGR) | GR |

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday 31 July 2022 | 14:00 | 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 |
| | Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (NGR) | 57.64 | 90 | 94 | 95 | 90 GR | 110 | 115 | 116 | 116 GR | 206 GR |
| | Jessica Gordon Brown (ENG) | 58.75 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 107 | 109 | 111 | 111 | 197 |
| | Tali Darsigny (CAN) | 58.95 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 105 | 107 | 109 | 109 | 196 |
| 4 | Anneke Spies (RSA) | 58.89 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 100 | 101 | 105 | 105 | 190 |
| 5 | Brenna Kean (AUS) | 58.67 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 106 | 111 | 114 | 106 | 189 |
| 6 | Hannah Crymble (NIR) | 58.24 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 102 | 102 | 103 | 103 | 186 |
| 7 | Popy Hazarika (IND) | 57.05 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 81 | 102 | 102 | 107 | 102 | 183 |
| 8 | Tenishia Thornton (MLT) | 56.33 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 178 |
| 9 | Marlyne Marcus Marceeta (MAS) | 56.94 | 73 | 78 | 78 | 73 | 102 | 108 | 108 | 102 | 175 |
| 10 | Sarah Ang (SGP) | 57.99 | 73 | 78 | 78 | 73 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 90 | 163 |
| ― | Clementina Ciana Agricole (SEY) | 58.94 | 78 | 79 | 79 | — | — | — | — | ― | DNF |