# Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 56 kg

The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Manchester International Convention Centre on 30 July 2002. The weightlifter from Malaysia won the gold, with a combined lift of 260 kg.

## Schedule

All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 30 July 2002 | 10:00 | Group A |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record | Snatch | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 138.5 kg | Antalya, Turkey | 4 November 2001 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 168.0 kg | Trenčín, Slovakia | 24 April 2001 |
| World record | Total | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 305.0 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch | | | | |
| Commonwealth record | Clean & Jerk | Arumugam Pandian (IND) | 147.5 kg | Vishakapatnam, India | 17 January 2001 |
| Commonwealth record | Total | | | | |
| Games record | Snatch | Ponnuswamy Rangaswamy (IND) | 110.0 kg | Auckland, New Zealand | January 1990 |
| Games record | Clean & Jerk | Dharmaraj Wilson (IND) | 140.0 kg | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16 September 1998 |
| Games record | Total | Ponnuswamy Rangaswamy (IND) | 247.5 kg | Auckland, New Zealand | January 1990 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Snatch | 112.5 kg | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (MAS) | GR |
| Snatch | 115.0 kg | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (MAS) | GR |
| Clean & Jerk | 145.0 kg | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (MAS) | GR |
| Total | 250.0 kg | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (MAS) | GR |
| Total | 255.0 kg | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (MAS) | GR |
| Total | 260.0 kg | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (MAS) | GR |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | Total |
| | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim | Malaysia | A | 55.85 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115.0 | 115.0 | | 135.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | | 260.0 |
| | Thandava Murthy Muthu | India | A | 55.95 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | | 132.5 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 132.5 | | 245.0 |
| | Vicky Batta | India | A | 55.80 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 107.5 | 4 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 135.0 | 135.0 | | 242.5 |
| 4 | Mohamed Faizal Baharom | Malaysia | A | 55.35 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 110.0 | | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 130.0 | 4 | 240.0 |
| 5 | Chinthana Vidanage | Sri Lanka | A | 55.80 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 5 | 125.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 125.0 | 5 | 227.5 |
| 6 | Mehmet Yağcı | Australia | A | 55.85 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 102.5 | 6 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 132.5 | 125.0 | 6 | 227.5 |
| 7 | Chako Daniel | Nauru | A | 55.65 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 7 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 7 | 217.5 |
| 8 | Gino Soupprayen | Mauritius | A | 55.90 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 95.0 | 8 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 110.0 | 11 | 205.0 |
| 9 | Salim Balinnya | Uganda | A | 55.10 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 85.0 | 9 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 8 | 202.5 |
| 10 | Obrie Nondo | Zambia | A | 55.45 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 85.0 | 11 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 9 | 200.0 |
| 11 | Jeffrey Robby | Papua New Guinea | A | 55.45 | 85.0 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 85.0 | 10 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 110.0 | 10 | 195.0 |