The Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held in a custom-built temporary venue within the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre from March 16 to 24 .[1]
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia* | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 |  India | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 |  Canada | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Nauru | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  England | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Seychelles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Events
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg | Mohamed Faizal Baharom Malaysia | Vicky Batta India | Matin Guntali Malaysia |
| 62 kg | Chinthana Vidanage Sri Lanka | Arun Murugesan India | Abdul Rashid Bin Roswadi Malaysia |
| 69 kg | Benjamin Turner Australia | Muhammad Hidayat Malaysia | Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga India |
| 77 kg | Majeti Fetrie Ghana | Mohammed Asdullah India | Muhammad Irfan Pakistan |
| 85 kg | Shujauddin Malik Pakistan | Brice Batchaya Cameroon | Simplice Ribouem Cameroon |
| 94 kg | Aleksander Karapetyan Australia | Simon Heffernan Australia | Thomas Yule Scotland |
| 105 kg | Akos Sandor Canada | Valeriane Sarava Australia | Mohd Che Mat Malaysia |
| +105 kg | Chris Rae Australia | Damon Kelly Australia | Itte Detenamo Nauru |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Kunjarani Devi India | Marilou Dozois-Prevost Canada | Erika Yamasaki Australia |
| 53 kg | Maryse Turcotte Canada | Dika Toua Papua New Guinea | Nadeene Latif Australia |
| 58 kg | Yumnam Chanu India | Emily Quarton Canada | Natasha Barker Australia |
| 63 kg | Michaela Breeze.svg.jpg){kind=small} Wales | Christine Girard Canada | Miel McGerrigle Canada |
| 69 kg | Jeane Lassen Canada | Monika Devi India | Janet Georges Seychelles |
| 75 kg | Deborah Lovely Australia | Sheba Deireragea Nauru | Babalwa Ndleleni South Africa |
| +75 kg | Geeta Rani India | Simple Bhumrah India | Keisha-Dean Soffe New Zealand |
Powerlifting
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Ruel Ishaku Nigeria | Jason Irving England | Darren Gardiner Australia |