Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 48 kg
| Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Weightlifting | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 56 kg | 48 kg | |
| 62 kg | 53 kg | |
| 69 kg | 58 kg | |
| 77 kg | 63 kg | |
| 85 kg | 69 kg | |
| 94 kg | 75 kg | |
| 105 kg | +75 kg | |
| +105 kg | ||
| Powerlifting – bench press | ||
| Men | Women | |
| Open | Open | |
The Women's 48 kg weightlifting event was the lightest women's event at the competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass.[1] Nigerian
Augustina Nwaokolo won the first gold medal of the Games, setting a new Games record of 175 kg after lifting 77 kg in the snatch and 98 kg in the clean and jerk.[2]
Athletes
10 lifters were selected for the games.[3]
| Athlete | Year of birth | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vivian Lee (AUS) |
1978 |
| 2 | Erika Yamasaki (AUS) |
1987 |
| 3 |  Molla Shabira (BAN) |
1990 |
| 4 |  Sandyha Atom (IND) |
1980 |
| 5 | Sonya Chanu (IND ) |
1980 |
| 6 |  Zaira Zakaria (MAS) |
1987 |
| 7 |  Augustina Nwaokolo (NGR ) |
1992 |
| 8 |  Kathleen Hare (PNG) |
1988 |
| 9 |  Kathsia Telemaque (SEY) |
1989 |
| 10 |  Portia Vries (RSA) |
1984 |
Results
| Rank | Name | Country | B.weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Augustina Nwaokolo |
Nigeria |
47.32 | 77 | 98 | 175 GR |
 |
Sonya Chanu |
India |
47.71 | 73 | 94 | 167 |
 |
Sandyha Atom | India |
47.73 | 70 | 95 | 165 |
| 4 | Zaira Zakaria | Malaysia |
47.95 | 75 | 90 | 165 |
| 5 | Vivian Lee | Australia |
47.66 | 69 | 91 | 160 |
| 6 | Portia Vries | South Africa |
47.36 | 66 | 90 | 156 |
| 7 | Kathleen Hare | Papua New Guinea |
46.80 | 64 | 83 | 147 |
| 8 | Kathsia Telemaque | Seychelles |
47.94 | 65 | 80 | 145 |
| 9 | Molla Shabira | Bangladesh |
47.69 | 66 | 75 | 141 |
| – | Erika Yamasaki | Australia |
47.90 | 73 | – | DNF |
References
- ^ "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |".
- ^ "Nigerian lifter Augustina Nwaokolo wins opening gold". BBC Sport. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |".