Weightlifting at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
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| Weightlifting at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Christchurch Town Hall |
| Location | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Dates | 24 January to 2 February 1974 |
Weightlifting at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was the seventh appearance of Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
The events took place at the newly constructed Christchurch Town Hall[2] in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 24 January to 2 February 1974 and featured contests in nine weight classes.[3]
England and Australia topped the weightlifting medal table with identical medal records.[4]
* Host nation (New Zealand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand* | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Wales | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Samoa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52kg | Precious McKenzie (ENG) | Anil Mondal (IND) | John McNiven (SCO) |
| Bantamweight 56kg |  Michael Adams (AUS) | Yves Carignan (CAN) | Shanmug Velliswamy (IND) |
| Featherweight 60kg | George Vassiliadis (AUS) | Gerald Hay (AUS) | Brian Duffy (NZL) |
| Lightweight 67.5kg | George Newton (ENG) | Ieuan Owen (WAL) | Bruce Cameron (NZL) |
| Middleweight 75kg | Tony Ebert (NZL) | Stanley Bailey (TRI) | Robert Wrench (WAL) |
| Light Heavyweight 82.5kg | Tony Ford (ENG) | Paul Wallwork (SAM) | Mike Pearman (ENG) |
| Middle Heavyweight 90kg | Nick Ciancio (AUS) | Brian Marsden (NZL) | Steve Wyatt (AUS) |
| Heavyweight 110kg | Russ Prior (CAN) | John Bolton (NZL) | Rory Barrett (NZL) |
| Super Heavyweight +110kg | Graham May (NZL) | Andy Kerr (ENG) | Terry Perdue (WAL) |
