# Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 55 kg

The Men's 55 kg weightlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games took place at the National Exhibition Centre on 30 July 2022. The weightlifter from Malaysia won the gold, with a combined lift of 249 kg.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: When the previous records and weight classes were discarded following readjustment, the IWF defined "world standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as world records (WR), CommonWealth Authority defined "Commonwealth standards" and "Commonwealth games standards" as the minimum lifts needed to qualify as Commonwealth record (CR) and Commonwealth games record (GR) in the new weight classes. Wherever World Standard/Commonwealth Standard/Commonwealth Games Standard appear in the list below, no qualified weightlifter has yet lifted the benchmark weights in a sanctioned competition.
| World record | Snatch | World Standard | 135 kg | | |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | 166 kg | Pattaya, Thailand | 18 September 2019 |
| World record | Total | Om Yun-chol (PRK) | 294 kg | Pattaya, Thailand | 18 September 2019 |
| Commonwealth record | Snatch | Commonwealth Standard | 114 kg | | |
| Commonwealth record | Clean & Jerk | Sanket Sargar (IND) | 143 kg | Singapore | 25 February 2022 |
| Commonwealth record | Total | Sanket Sargar (IND) | 256 kg | Singapore | 25 February 2022 |
| Games record | Snatch | Commonwealth Games Standard | 114 kg | | |
| Games record | Clean & Jerk | Commonwealth Games Standard | 141 kg | | |
| Games record | Total | Commonwealth Games Standard | 255 kg | | |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Clean & Jerk | 142 kg | Aniq Kasdan (MAS) | GR |

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Saturday 30 July 2022 | 09:00 | Final |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Body weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight (kg) | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total |
| | Aniq Kasdan (MAS) | 54.72 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 107 | 138 | 142 | 142 | 142 GR | 249 |
| | Sanket Mahadev Sargar (IND) | 54.56 | 107 | 111 | 113 | 113 | 135 | 139 | 139 | 135 | 248 |
| | Dilanka Isuru Kumara (SRI) | 54.80 | 105 | 105 | 112 | 105 | 120 | 137 | 141 | 120 | 225 |
| 4 | Ben Hickling (ENG) | 54.79 | 93 | 93 | 97 | 93 | 112 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 212 |
| 5 | Md Ashikur Rahman Taj (BAN) | 54.65 | 90 | 93 | 96 | 93 | 110 | 115 | 118 | 118 | 211 |
| 6 | Philip Masi (SOL) | 54.50 | 82 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 102 | 107 | 110 | 107 | 197 |
| 7 | Willem Gwendal Emile (MRI) | 53.97 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 95 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 186 |
| 8 | David Mok Pingwei (SGP) | 54.67 | 81 | 86 | 87 | 81 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 181 |
| 9 | Kgotla Alphius N Kgaswane (BOT) | 54.55 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 70 | 95 | 100 | 101 | 101 | 171 |
| 10 | Benjamin Osiemo Ochoma (KEN) | 54.20 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 83 | 85 | 88 | 85 | 150 |
| ― | Davis Niyoyita (UGA) | 55.00 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | DNF |