Australian weightlifter Ebony Gorincu was left frustrated after an eventful morning only gave her sixth place at the Commonwealth Games.
Ridge Barredo overcame a hip injury to finish fifth in the men's 96kg class.
Gorincu, 32, a former athletics sprinter and bobsledder, managed just one successful lift in the 76kg clean and jerk.
But the judges scrutinised her first lift of 113kg for several minutes before giving it the all-clear.
Gorincu then tried 119kg, but when the bar landed awkwardly on her chest in the clean movement, she had to drop the weight before quickly loosening her belt because of dizziness.
A doctor briefly checked on the Australian, who was unhurt.
"I just caught the clean funny on my chest and it made me dizzy straight away - but no injury," she said.
Gorincu then failed with her third and final lift, also at 119kg, for a total of 206kg after reaching 93kg in the snatch.
Canadian Maya Laylor set a Games record of 226kg to win the gold medal.
"It's frustrating when you know you're good for those numbers and then some, but that's the day, that's sport," Gorincu said.
Barredo competed eight weeks after a hip injury almost ended his Games campaign.
He lifted a total of 316kg as Samoan Don Opeloge set a Games record of 381.
"I had half a mind to pull out when I injured myself," he said.
"I came to the realisation it's not just about me, it's about who I represent - my friends, my family.
"It's what makes it worth it when I see them here.
"It was a lot of game-day adrenaline and hoping and praying, I guess."
