The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 16 March 2006. The weightlifter from Malaysia won the gold, lifting a total weight of 255 kg.
Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim was the defending champion, but was unable to defend the title due to a two-year doping ban.
Schedule All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Date Time Event 16 March 2006 18:30 Group A
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: World record Snatch 138 kg Antalya, Turkey 4 November 2001 Clean & Jerk 168 kg Trenčín, Slovakia 24 April 2001 Total 305 kg Sydney, Australia 16 September 2000Commonwealth record Snatch Clean & Jerk 147 kg Vishakapatnam, India 17 January 2001 Total Games record Snatch 115 kg Manchester, England 30 July 2002 Clean & Jerk 145 kg Manchester, England 30 July 2002 Total 260 kg Manchester, England 30 July 2002
Results Rank Athlete Nation Group Bodyweight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result Mohamed Faizal Baharom A 55.53 110 110 115 115 135 140 146 140 255 Vicky Batta A 55.94 110 114 114 114 131 136 136 131 245 Matin Guntali A 55.49 102 105 107 107 131 138 138 131 238 Raju Edwin A 55.69 101 105 105 105 130 130 136 130 235 Daniel Koum A 55.61 102 105 106 106 125 132 132 125 231 Nayden Rusev A 55.78 96 101 103 96 120 126 – 126 222 Starron Dowabobo A 55.76 95 100 100 95 120 125 127 125 220 Mubarak Kivumbi A 55.86 90 93 93 93 120 125 125 125 218 Akramul Haque A 55.89 98 98 103 98 115 120 123 120 218 10 Obrie Nondo A 55.34 90 95 95 95 115 120 123 120 215 11 Alphonso Adonis A 55.86 90 95 100 95 110 115 117 117 212 12 Ismail Katamba A 55.41 90 95 95 90 120 125 125 120 210 13 Joe Namuno A 55.50 80 85 90 85 105 110 110 110 195 14 Leo Kivavie A 55.43 75 80 85 80 100 105 108 100 180 15 Relebohile Motjamela A 55.16 60 60 75 75 80 95 95 80 155 Emil Nishantha A 55.85 95 102 102 95 120 125 135
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