The Men's 56 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 7 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.
The medals were presented by Chang Ung, IOC member, North Korea and Salvatore Coffa, Vice President of International Weightlifting Federation.
Schedule All times are Time in Brazil (UTC-03:00) Date Time Event 7 August 2016 10:00 Group B 19:00 Group A
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World recordSnatch139 kgHouston, United States21 November 2015Clean & Jerk171 kgHouston, United States21 November 2015Total305 kgSydney, Australia16 September 2000Olympic record Snatch 138 kg Sydney, Australia 16 September 2000 Clean & Jerk 168 kg London, United Kingdom 29 July 2012 Total 305 kg Sydney, Australia 16 September 2000
Results Rank Athlete Nation Group Bodyweight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result Long Qingquan A 55.68 132 135 137 137 161 166 170 170 Om Yun-chol A 55.57 128 132 134 134 165 169 169 169 303 A 55.43 125 131 132 132 154 157 161 157 289 A 55.64 125 130 132 130 148 153 154 148 278 Trần Lê Quốc Toàn A 55.85 117 121 123 121 148 154 157 154 275 A 55.84 113 116 119 119 143 147 150 147 266 A 55.91 115 115 120 115 143 146 149 149 264 B 55.56 110 115 118 118 140 145 145 145 263 A 55.67 113 113 116 113 148 151 151 148 261 10 B 56.00 103 108 111 108 140 140 143 143 251 11 B 55.90 108 111 111 111 134 138 138 138 249 12 Tan Chi-chung B 55.89 110 110 110 110 131 135 138 138 248 13 B 55.81 103 106 109 106 130 136 139 136 242 14 B 55.74 107 111 113 111 126 130 133 130 241 15 B 55.62 95 98 101 98 120 125 125 125 223 Thạch Kim Tuấn A 55.55 130 130 133 130 157 160 160 A 55.11 120 125 125 120 154 154 154 B 55.67 120 120 120 – – – – B 55.65 103 103 103 – – – –
New records Clean & Jerk169 kgClean & Jerk170 kgTotal307 kg,
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