The Women's 53 kg weightlifting event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Manchester International Convention Centre on 31 July 2002. The weightlifter from India won the gold, with a combined lift of 182.5 kg.

Schedule All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) Date Time Event 31 July 2002 15:00 Group A

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: World record Snatch 100.0 kg Sydney, Australia 18 September 2000 Clean & Jerk 125.0 kg Sydney, Australia 18 September 2000 Total 225.0 kg Sydney, Australia 18 September 2000Commonwealth record Snatch Clean & Jerk 115.0 kg Collingwood, Canada 19 May 2001 Total Games record Snatch First time held Clean & Jerk Total

The following records were established during the competition: Snatch82.5 kgGRClean & Jerk 100.0 kgGRTotal182.5 kgGR

Results Rank Athlete Nation Group Bodyweight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123ResultRank123ResultRank Sanamacha Chanu A 50.71 75.0 80.0 82.5 82.5 95.0 97.5 100.0 100.0 182.5 Natasha Barker A 52.70 75.0 75.0 77.5 77.5 87.5 90.0 97.5 97.5 175.0 Seen Lee A 51.76 67.5 72.5 75.0 75.0 80.0 82.5 87.5 87.5 162.5 Kirstie Law A 51.81 62.5 65.0 65.0 65.0 4 77.5 82.5 82.5 77.5 5 142.5 Dyana Altenor A 52.15 60.0 62.5 65.0 62.5 5 80.0 80.0 82.5 80.0 4 142.5 Jo Calvino A 52.41 62.5 62.5 62.5 80.0 80.0 80.0

References