| Weightlifting – Women's 53 kg at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 6 April 2018 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning total weight | 192 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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← 2014 2022 → | ||||||||||
| Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| 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 | 90 kg | |
| +105 kg | +90 kg | |
TheWomen's 53 kg weightlifting event at the2018 Commonwealth Games took place at theCarrara Sports and Leisure Centre on 6 April 2018. The weightlifter from India won the gold, with a combined lift of 192 kg.[1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:[2]
| World record | Snatch |  Li Ping (CHN) | 103 kg | Guangzhou,China | 14 November 2010 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ) | 134 kg | Almaty,Kazakhstan | 10 November 2014 | |
| Total |  Hsu Shu-ching (TPE) | 233 kg | Incheon,South Korea | 21 September 2014 | |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch |  Marilou Dozois-Prévost (CAN) | 88 kg | Scarborough,Canada | 22 May 2011 |
| Clean & Jerk | Maryse Turcotte (CAN) | 115 kg | Collingwood,Canada | 19 May 2001 | |
| Total |  Chinenye Fidelis (NGR) | 202 kg | Nairobi,Kenya | 31 March 2012 | |
| Games record | Snatch |  Swarti Singh (IND) | 83 kg | Glasgow,Scotland | 25 July 2014 |
| Clean & Jerk |  Dika Toua (PNG) | 111 kg | Glasgow,Scotland | 25 July 2014 | |
| Total | Dika Toua (PNG) | 193 kg | Glasgow,Scotland | 25 July 2014 |
The following record was established during the competition.
| Snatch | 84 | Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu (IND) | GR |
All times areAustralian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Friday 6 April 2018 | 09:42 | Final |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | ||||
 | Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu (IND) | 52.65 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 104 | 108 | 108 | 192 | |
 | Dika Toua (PNG) | 52.93 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 102 | 102 | 182 | |||
 | Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet (CAN) | 52.95 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 181 | ||
| 4 |  Chamari Warnakulasuriya (SRI) | 52.80 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 94 | 94 | 172 | |||
| 5 |  Fraer Morrow (ENG) | 52.97 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 92 | 95 | 99 | 99 | 172 | |
| 6 |  Phillipa Patterson (NZL) | 52.65 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 91 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 171 | |
| 7 |  Sharifah Inani Najwa Syd Anuar (MAS) | 52.83 | 75 | 75 | 95 | 95 | 170 | ||||
| 8 |  Tegan Napper (AUS) | 52.90 | 75 | 75 | 91 | 91 | 166 | ||||
| 9 |  Mary Kini Lifu (SOL) | 52.96 | 65 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 166 |
| 10 |  Ruth Baffoe (GHA) | 52.44 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 165 | |
| 11 |  Catrin Jones (WAL) | 52.46 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 165 | ||
| 12 |  Fullapati Chakma (BAN) | 52.60 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 153 | |
 Liebon Akua (NRU) | 52.89 | 53 | 56 | 58 | 58 | – | – | ||||
| Fatima Yakubu (NGR) | 52.93 | — | DNF | ||||||||
