# 2015 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg

The men's 56 kilograms event at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships was held on 20 and 21 November 2015 in Houston, United States.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Event |
| 20 November 2015 | 13:00 | Group C |
| 20 November 2015 | 17:30 | Group B |
| 21 November 2015 | 14:55 | Group A |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Snatch | Wu Jingbiao (CHN) | 139 kg | Arli Chontey (KAZ) | 132 kg | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | 131 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | 171 kg | Wu Jingbiao (CHN) | 163 kg | Nestor Colonia (PHI) | 158 kg |
| Total | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | 302 kg | Wu Jingbiao (CHN) | 302 kg | Thạch Kim Tuấn (VIE) | 287 kg |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world 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) | 170 kg | Incheon, South Korea | 20 September 2014 |
| World Record | Total | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 305 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 |

## 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 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total |
| | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | A | 55.78 | 127 | 131 | 133 | | 165 | 171 | 175 | | 302 |
| | Wu Jingbiao (CHN) | A | 55.93 | 135 | 135 | 139 | | 160 | 163 | 166 | | 302 |
| | Thạch Kim Tuấn (VIE) | A | 55.91 | 130 | 130 | 133 | 4 | 151 | 153 | 157 | 4 | 287 |
| 4 | Nestor Colonia (PHI) | A | 55.95 | 120 | 124 | 124 | 5 | 152 | 157 | 158 | | 282 |
| 5 | Sergio Rada (COL) | A | 55.85 | 115 | 118 | 118 | 8 | 145 | 150 | 151 | 6 | 268 |
| 6 | Witoon Mingmoon (THA) | B | 55.67 | 110 | 110 | 115 | 17 | 150 | 155 | 158 | 5 | 265 |
| 7 | Sinphet Kruaithong (THA) | A | 55.75 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 7 | 141 | 145 | 145 | 10 | 265 |
| 8 | Habib de las Salas (COL) | A | 55.87 | 113 | 113 | 117 | 9 | 145 | 151 | 153 | 11 | 262 |
| 9 | Surahmat Wijoyo (INA) | B | 55.63 | 112 | 112 | 116 | 15 | 140 | 145 | 149 | 7 | 261 |
| 10 | Josué Brachi (ESP) | B | 55.74 | 115 | 118 | 120 | 6 | 138 | 140 | 143 | 15 | 260 |
| 11 | Muhammad Purkon (INA) | B | 55.47 | 115 | 119 | 119 | 10 | 135 | 140 | 143 | 12 | 258 |
| 12 | Mirco Scarantino (ITA) | A | 55.76 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 11 | 142 | 147 | 147 | 14 | 257 |
| 13 | José Montes (MEX) | B | 55.88 | 110 | 110 | 113 | 19 | 146 | 146 | 149 | 9 | 256 |
| 14 | Nguyễn Trần Anh Tuấn (VIE) | B | 55.82 | 110 | 115 | 117 | 12 | 140 | 140 | 146 | 16 | 255 |
| 15 | Hiroaki Takao (JPN) | C | 55.82 | 108 | 108 | 111 | 16 | 134 | 134 | 137 | 18 | 248 |
| 16 | Enmanuel Rocafuerte (ECU) | C | 55.92 | 105 | 108 | 110 | 21 | 135 | 140 | 142 | 17 | 248 |
| 17 | Tan Chi-chung (TPE) | C | 55.79 | 110 | 110 | 113 | 18 | 135 | 138 | 138 | 19 | 245 |
| 18 | İsmet Algül (TUR) | B | 55.73 | 111 | 114 | 116 | 13 | 130 | 130 | 135 | 26 | 244 |
| 19 | Jamjang Deru (IND) | C | 55.75 | 102 | 102 | 105 | 27 | 133 | 138 | 142 | 13 | 244 |
| 20 | Tom Goegebuer (BEL) | C | 55.78 | 108 | 109 | 113 | 14 | 128 | 130 | 130 | 27 | 243 |
| 21 | Gökhan Kılıç (TUR) | B | 55.86 | 108 | 111 | 111 | 20 | 132 | 138 | 138 | 24 | 240 |
| 22 | Manueli Tulo (FIJ) | C | 55.93 | 103 | 107 | 110 | 23 | 127 | 133 | 138 | 23 | 240 |
| 23 | Oleg Sîrghi (MDA) | C | 55.91 | 100 | 105 | — | 25 | 132 | 133 | 133 | 22 | 238 |
| 24 | Ösökhbayaryn Chagnaadorj (MGL) | C | 55.36 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 24 | 130 | 136 | 136 | 25 | 235 |
| 25 | Sukhen Dey (IND) | C | 55.69 | 95 | 102 | 106 | 26 | 133 | 138 | 138 | 20 | 235 |
| 26 | Francisco Barrera (CHI) | C | 55.80 | 102 | 105 | 105 | 28 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 28 | 232 |
| 27 | Michael Otero (ESP) | C | 55.96 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 29 | 127 | 127 | 132 | 29 | 224 |
| — | Arli Chontey (KAZ) | A | 55.54 | 127 | 131 | 132 | | 150 | 150 | 150 | — | — |
| — | Amine Bouhijbha (TUN) | B | 55.66 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 22 | 135 | 135 | 135 | — | — |
| — | Luis García (DOM) | B | 55.63 | 112 | 112 | 115 | — | 140 | 145 | 148 | 8 | — |
| — | Ilie Ciotoiu (ROU) | B | 55.87 | 104 | 104 | 104 | — | 133 | 136 | 136 | 21 | — |
| — | Long Qingquan (CHN) | A | 55.93 | 131 | 131 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DQ | Mansour Al-Saleem (KSA) | B | 55.53 | 119 | 123 | 123 | — | 138 | 141 | 144 | — | — |

## New records

| Snatch | 139 kg | Wu Jingbiao (CHN) | WR |
| Clean & Jerk | 171 kg | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | WR |