Canada's Charlotte Simoneau breaks three Commonwealth Games records in the Women's 69kg Weightlifting category
On July 28, Charlotte Simoneau of Team Canada broke an astounding three Commonwealth Games records - and sets a new Commonwealth record - in just one day of competition
World Junior Champion Charlotte Simoneau won Canada’s second gold of the day in the women’s 69kg. She had dominated throughout and secured top spot when she lifted 132kg in the clean and jerk.
In doing so, she pushed India’s Harjinder Kaur into silver position, while Australia’s Nya Phebe Hayman claimed bronze, all while claiming a Commonwealth Games record across three distinctions: Clean & Jerk, Snatch, and Total.
Glasgow, Scotland: On winning the gold medal in the women's 69kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026, Canada's Charlotte Simoneau says, "I'm really grateful for this experience and happy with my performance and the weights I lifted. Over the next few years, my… pic.twitter.com/N1vtJK8uyC
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In the Women's 69kg Snatch category, she lifted 108kg - beating out the established record at the Commonwealth Games of 98kg, but remains 2kg behind her established Commonwealth Record of 110kg that she established in 2025.
Also in the Women's 69kg Clean & Jerk, Simoneau lifted 132kg beating out the established record of 124kg and her own Commonwealth Record of 131kg, but remains behind the world record set at 151kg.
Finally she lifted the highest Total amount of any Women in the 69kg category, with a total lift of 240kg, beating out the established lift of 222kg by 28kg. She matched her own Commonwealth Record of 240kg set back in 2025, but remains 30kg behind the World Record, standing at 270kg.
