# Weightlifting at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's 56 kg

The men's 56 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 20 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue.

## Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Saturday, 20 September 2014 | 14:00 | Group B |
| Saturday, 20 September 2014 | 19:00 | Group A |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 138 kg | Antalya, Turkey | 4 November 2001 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | 169 kg | Pyongyang, North Korea | 13 September 2013 |
| World Record | Total | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 305 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 |
| Asian Record | Snatch | Wu Jingbiao (CHN) | 133 kg | Guangzhou, China | 13 November 2010 |
| Asian Record | Clean & Jerk | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | 169 kg | Pyongyang, North Korea | 13 September 2013 |
| Asian Record | Total | Lan Shizhang (CHN) | 295 kg | Szekszárd, Hungary | 9 May 1998 |
| Games Record | Snatch | Wu Jingbiao (CHN) | 133 kg | Guangzhou, China | 13 November 2010 |
| Games Record | Clean & Jerk | Wu Meijin (CHN) | 162 kg | Busan, South Korea | 1 October 2002 |
| Games Record | Total | Wu Meijin (CHN) | 292 kg | Busan, South Korea | 1 October 2002 |

## Results
### Legend

* NM — No mark
| Rank | Athlete | 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 | Group | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total |
| | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | A | 55.69 | 123 | 128 | 131 | 128 | 160 | 166 | 170 | 170 | 298 |
| | Thạch Kim Tuấn (VIE) | A | 55.87 | 130 | 130 | 134 | 134 | 156 | 160 | 162 | 160 | 294 |
| | Wu Jingbiao (CHN) | A | 55.77 | 130 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 155 | 160 | 161 | 155 | 288 |
| 4 | Trần Lê Quốc Toàn (VIE) | A | 55.91 | 123 | 124 | 127 | 127 | 153 | 156 | 162 | 156 | 283 |
| 5 | Yang Chin-yi (TPE) | A | 55.76 | 122 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 150 | 155 | 161 | 155 | 277 |
| 6 | Majid Askari (IRI) | A | 55.75 | 118 | 123 | 124 | 124 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 270 |
| 7 | Arli Chontey (KAZ) | A | 55.89 | 122 | 127 | 127 | 122 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 145 | 267 |
| 8 | Surahmat Wijoyo (INA) | B | 55.84 | 109 | 114 | 117 | 114 | 141 | 149 | 151 | 149 | 263 |
| 9 | Mansour Al-Saleem (KSA) | B | 55.37 | 117 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 131 | 136 | 139 | 139 | 262 |
| 10 | Go Suk-kyo (KOR) | B | 55.89 | 105 | 112 | 117 | 112 | 135 | 140 | 143 | 140 | 252 |
| 11 | Zulhelmi Pisol (MAS) | B | 55.75 | 105 | 105 | 108 | 108 | 135 | 138 | 140 | 140 | 248 |
| 12 | Sukhen Dey (IND) | B | 55.89 | 103 | 106 | 108 | 106 | 133 | 133 | 136 | 136 | 242 |
| — | Muhammad Shahzad (PAK) | B | 55.99 | 106 | 109 | 111 | 111 | 132 | 132 | 132 | — | NM |
| — | Nestor Colonia (PHI) | A | 55.66 | 120 | 120 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | NM |

## New records

The following records were established during the competition.
| Snatch | 134 | Thạch Kim Tuấn (VIE) | AR |
| Clean & Jerk | 166 | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | GR |
| Clean & Jerk | 170 | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | WR |
| Total | 294 | Thạch Kim Tuấn (VIE) | GR |
| Total | 298 | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | AR |