The Men's 85 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 20 March 2006. Shujauddin Malik, from Pakistan, won the gold, lifting a total weight of 343 kg.
Schedule All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Date Time Event 20 March 2006 18:30 Group A
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: World record Snatch 185 kg Doha, Qatar 14 November 2005 Clean & Jerk 218 kg Ramat Gan, Israel 25 April 1998 Total World Standard 395 kg – 1 January 1998Commonwealth record Snatch 182 kg Moscow, Russia 27 September 2003 Clean & Jerk 210 kg Moscow, Russia 27 September 2003 Total 392 kg Moscow, Russia 27 September 2003Games record Snatch 157 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18 September 1998 Clean & Jerk 192 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18 September 1998 Total 347 kg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18 September 1998
The following records were established during the competition: Clean & Jerk193 kgGR
Results Rank Athlete Nation Group Bodyweight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result Shujauddin Malik A 84.64 145 150 150 150 180 187 193 193 343 Brice Batchaya A 84.13 141 146 151 151 171 180 186 180 331 Simplice Ribouem A 84.08 140 145 150 145 180 187 187 180 325 Satheesha Rai A 83.90 140 144 146 146 176 185 186 176 322 Darryn Anthony A 84.11 140 140 140 140 170 170 180 170 310 Peter Kirkbride A 84.35 120 126 131 131 155 166 172 166 297 David Obiero A 84.85 111 113 115 113 141 145 150 150 263 Teataua Tiito A 84.32 111 111 114 111 141 145 146 146 257 Abu-Bakarr Kabia A 83.89 105 110 112 110 135 135 140 140 250
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