# Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg

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 |
| 7 August 2016 | 19:00 | Group A |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Snatch | Wu Jingbiao (CHN) | 139 kg | Houston, United States | 21 November 2015 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | 171 kg | Houston, United States | 21 November 2015 |
| World record | Total | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 305 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 138 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 |
| Olympic record | Clean & Jerk | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | 168 kg | London, United Kingdom | 29 July 2012 |
| Olympic record | Total | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 305 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total |
| | Long Qingquan | China | A | 55.68 | 132 | 135 | 137 | 137 | 161 | 166 | 170 | 170 OR | 307 WR |
| | Om Yun-chol | North Korea | A | 55.57 | 128 | 132 | 134 | 134 | 165 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 303 |
| | Sinphet Kruaithong | Thailand | A | 55.43 | 125 | 131 | 132 | 132 | 154 | 157 | 161 | 157 | 289 |
| 4 | Arli Chontey | Kazakhstan | A | 55.64 | 125 | 130 | 132 | 130 | 148 | 153 | 154 | 148 | 278 |
| 5 | Trần Lê Quốc Toàn | Vietnam | A | 55.85 | 117 | 121 | 123 | 121 | 148 | 154 | 157 | 154 | 275 |
| 6 | Habib de las Salas | Colombia | A | 55.84 | 113 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 143 | 147 | 150 | 147 | 266 |
| 7 | Mirco Scarantino | Italy | A | 55.91 | 115 | 115 | 120 | 115 | 143 | 146 | 149 | 149 | 264 |
| 8 | Luis García | Dominican Republic | B | 55.56 | 110 | 115 | 118 | 118 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 263 |
| 9 | Witoon Mingmoon | Thailand | A | 55.67 | 113 | 113 | 116 | 113 | 148 | 151 | 151 | 148 | 261 |
| 10 | Edgar Pineda | Guatemala | B | 56.00 | 103 | 108 | 111 | 108 | 140 | 140 | 143 | 143 | 251 |
| 11 | Hiroaki Takao | Japan | B | 55.90 | 108 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 134 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 249 |
| 12 | Tan Chi-chung | Chinese Taipei | B | 55.89 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 131 | 135 | 138 | 138 | 248 |
| 13 | Manueli Tulo | Fiji | B | 55.81 | 103 | 106 | 109 | 106 | 130 | 136 | 139 | 136 | 242 |
| 14 | Tom Goegebuer | Belgium | B | 55.74 | 107 | 111 | 113 | 111 | 126 | 130 | 133 | 130 | 241 |
| 15 | Elson Brechtefeld | Nauru | B | 55.62 | 95 | 98 | 101 | 98 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 223 |
| – | Thạch Kim Tuấn | Vietnam | A | 55.55 | 130 | 130 | 133 | 130 | 157 | 160 | 160 | – | – |
| – | Nestor Colonia | Philippines | A | 55.11 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 120 | 154 | 154 | 154 | – | – |
| – | Josué Brachi | Spain | B | 55.67 | 120 | 120 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| DQ | Ösökhbayaryn Chagnaadorj | Mongolia | B | 55.65 | 103 | 103 | 103 | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## New records

| Clean & Jerk | 169 kg | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | OR |
| Clean & Jerk | 170 kg | Long Qingquan (CHN) | OR |
| Total | 307 kg | Long Qingquan (CHN) | OR, WR |