# Weightlifting at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Men's 56 kg

The men's 56 kg event at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held on 20 August at the Tamkang University Shao-Mo Memorial Gymnasium 7F.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Universiade records were as follows.
* Initial records
| Category | Category | Nation | Athlete | Record | Place | Date | Meet |
| World record | Snatch | China | Wu Jingbiao | 139 kg | Houston, United States | 21 November 2015 | 2015 World Championships |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | North Korea | Om Yun-chol | 171 kg | Houston, United States | 21 November 2015 | 2015 World Championships |
| World record | Total | China | Long Qingquan | 307 kg | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7 August 2016 | 2016 Summer Olympics |
| Universiade records | Snatch | China (CHN) | Li Lizhi | 128 kg | Shenzhen, China | 13 August 2011 | 2011 Summer Universiade |
| Universiade records | Clean & Jerk | China (CHN) | Xu Jingui | 149 kg | Kazan, Russia | 7 July 2013 | 2013 Summer Universiade |
| Universiade records | Total | China (CHN) | Li Lizhi | 273 kg | Shenzhen, China | 13 August 2011 | 2011 Summer Universiade |
* Broken records
| Category | Category | Nation | Athlete | Record | Place | Date |
| Universiade records | Snatch | North Korea (PRK) | Om Yun-chol | 129 kg | New Taipei, Taiwan | 20 August 2017 |
| Universiade records | Clean & Jerk | North Korea (PRK) | Om Yun-chol | 165 kg | New Taipei, Taiwan | 20 August 2017 |
| Universiade records | Total | North Korea (PRK) | Om Yun-chol | 294 kg | New Taipei, Taiwan | 20 August 2017 |

## Results

| 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 | 55.89 | 122 | 129 | – | 129 UR | 155 | 165 | 172 | 165 UR | 294 UR |
| | Luis García (DOM) | A | 55.97 | 115 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 144 | 151 | 151 | 144 | 263 |
| | Arli Chontey (KAZ) | A | 55.90 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 115 | 135 | 140 | 143 | 143 | 258 |
| 4 | Muhamad Purkon (INA) | A | 55.90 | 110 | 115 | 117 | 110 | 135 | 141 | 149 | 141 | 251 |
| 5 | Kim Yong-wook (KOR) | A | 56.00 | 104 | 108 | 111 | 108 | 136 | 141 | 145 | 136 | 244 |
| 6 | Yuya Senoo (JPN) | A | 55.85 | 97 | 100 | 103 | 100 | 133 | 133 | 135 | 135 | 235 |
| 7 | Chang Hao-yu (TPE) | A | 55.66 | 102 | 105 | 105 | 102 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 132 | 234 |
| 8 | Darren Lamar Barnes (USA) | A | 55.97 | 102 | 107 | 110 | 107 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 125 | 232 |
| 9 | Tan Chi-chung (TPE) | A | 55.82 | 100 | 100 | 103 | 100 | 125 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 230 |
| 10 | Shubham Tanaji Todkar (IND) | B | 55.70 | 95 | 95 | 103 | 95 | 120 | 130 | 134 | 130 | 225 |
| 11 | Jefreey Jose Gumez (MEX) | A | 55.82 | 95 | 99 | 102 | 102 | 122 | 122 | 126 | 122 | 224 |
| 12 | Andrew Gar Cheung (USA) | A | 55.66 | 95 | 99 | 102 | 99 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 224 |
| 13 | Aleksandr Krasnov (RUS) | B | 55.03 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 100 | 115 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 223 |
| 14 | Clark Cuico (PHI) | B | 53.91 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 120 | 120 | 125 | 120 | 210 |
| 15 | Cheng Peng (CHN) | B | 55.59 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 195 |
| 16 | Milinda C. Senarathna (SRI) | B | 55.07 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 85 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 162 |