The men's 56 kg weightlifting event was one of the event at the weightlifting competition of the 1988 Summer Olympics, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 19 September, and participants were divided in two groups.
Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.
Mitko Grablev originally won this category, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide.
Results
RankAthleteGroupBody weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result A 55.75 122.5 127.5 130 127.5 160 165 172.5 165 292.5 OR A 55.65 125 130 130 125 150 162.5 167.5 162.5 287.5 A 55.35 127.5 127.5 127.5 127.5 140 150 150 140 267.5 4 A 55.80 107.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 137.5 142.5 147.5 142.5 255 5 B 55.75 107.5 112.5 112.5 107.5 137.5 142.5 145 145 252.5 6 A 55.80 110 115 115 110 142.5 147.5 147.5 142.5 252.5 7 B 55.90 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 135 140 140 135 247.5 8 A 55.40 110 115 115 110 135 142.5 142.5 135 245 9 B 55.80 100 105 107.5 105 135 140 142.5 140 245 10 B 55.95 102.5 102.5 107.5 107.5 130 137.5 140 137.5 245 11 B 55.15 105 110 112.5 110 127.5 132.5 132.5 132.5 242.5 12 A 55.40 105 105 110 105 137.5 137.5 142.5 137.5 242.5 13 B 56.00 107.5 107.5 112.5 107.5 135 140 140 135 242.5 14 A 55.55 105 110 110 105 135 142.5 142.5 135 240 15 B 55.80 105 105 105 105 135 142.5 142.5 135 240 16 B 55.70 100 100 105 105 132.5 137.5 137.5 132.5 237.5 17 B 55.85 100 105 110 105 127.5 132.5 135 132.5 237.5 18 B 55.85 100 100 100 100 132.5 137.5 140 137.5 237.5 19 B 55.70 95 100 100 95 125 130 130 125 220 20 B 55.95 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 125 130 130 125 217.5 — B 55.40 105 105 107.5 — — — — — — — A 55.95 122.5 122.5 122.5 — — — — — — — A 55.85 122.5 127.5 130 130 162.5 167.5 172.5 167.5 297.5 DQ
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