The men's 56 kg weightlifting event was the lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 10, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters competed at 10:00, and Group A, at 19:00. This event was the third Weightlifting event to conclude.

Each lifter performed in both the snatch

Snatch (weightlifting)

The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...

 and clean and jerk

Clean and jerk

The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...

 lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.

The Athens gold medalist

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 56 kg

These are the results of the men's 56 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...

 Turkish Halil Mutlu

Halil Mutlu

Halil Mutlu is a professional Turkish weightlifter with several World and Olympic championships. Mutlu is one of the four weightlifters achieving three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games...

 was not in Beijing to attempt his 4th straight gold medal.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8

UTC+8

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)

Date	Time	Round
Sunday, August 10, 2008	10:00-12:00	Group B
Sunday, August 10, 2008	19:00-20:40	Group A

Medalists

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World Record	Snatch	Halil Mutlu Halil Mutlu Halil Mutlu is a professional Turkish weightlifter with several World and Olympic championships. Mutlu is one of the four weightlifters achieving three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games...  (TUR) Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...	138 kg	Antalya Antalya Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...	4 November 2001
	Clean & Jerk	Halil Mutlu Halil Mutlu Halil Mutlu is a professional Turkish weightlifter with several World and Olympic championships. Mutlu is one of the four weightlifters achieving three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games...  (TUR) Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...	168 kg	Tencin Tencin Tencin is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.... , Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...	24 April 2001
	Total	Halil Mutlu Halil Mutlu Halil Mutlu is a professional Turkish weightlifter with several World and Olympic championships. Mutlu is one of the four weightlifters achieving three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games...  (TUR) Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...	305 kg	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	16 September 2000
Olympic Record	Snatch		137.5 kg	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	16 September 2000
	Clean & Jerk		167.5 kg	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	16 September 2000
	Total		305 kg	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	16 September 2000

Qualified Athletes

20 lifters were selected for the games.

	Athlete	|Notes
1		August 05, 1976 (age 35)	280 kg
2		March 27, 1975 (age 36)	244 kg	2008 European Championships 2008 European Weightlifting Championships The 2008 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy from 11 April to 20 April 2008. It was the 87th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medals tables:...   Tripartite Commission Wild Card
3		December 03, 1990 (age 21)
4		January 27, 1984 (age 28)	256 kg
5		October 11, 1979 (age 32)	279 kg	2006 World Championships 2006 World Weightlifting Championships The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...   1999 Weightlifting at the 1999 Pan American Games This page shows the results of the Weightlifting Competition at the 1999 Pan American Games, held from July 23 to August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Canada...  and 2007 Pan-American Games Weightlifting at the 2007 Pan American Games This page shows the results of the Weightlifting Competition at the 2007 Pan American Games, held from July 14 to July 18, 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There were a total number of fifteen medal events, eight for men and seven for women...
6		July 24, 1989 (age 22)	278 kg	2007 World Championships 2007 World Weightlifting Championships - Men's 56 kg -Medalists:-Snatch:-Clean & Jerk:-Total:...
7		May 17, 1983 (age 28)	235 kg
8		March 21, 1980 (age 31)	250 kg
9		May 01, 1980 (age 31)	253 kg
10		July 19, 1987 (age 24)	283 kg	2007 World Championships 2007 World Weightlifting Championships - Men's 56 kg -Medalists:-Snatch:-Clean & Jerk:-Total:...
11		August 14, 1981 (age 30)	272 kg
12		December 03, 1981 (age 30)	262 kg
13		April 29, 1976 (age 35)	267.5 kg
14		May 03, 1986 (age 25)	253 kg
15		May 15, 1981 (age 30)	277.5 kg
16		June 23, 1976 (age 35)	|282.5 kg
17		September 12, 1988 (age 23)	261 kg
18		June 09, 1976 (age 35)	280 kg	2004 Olympic Games Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 56 kg These are the results of the men's 56 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
19		May 01, 1980 (age 31)	175 kg	Tripartite Commission Wild Card
20		February 12, 1985 (age 26)	285 kg	2005 2005 World Weightlifting Championships The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...   and 2006 World Championships 2006 World Weightlifting Championships The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

Results

Rank	Name	Group	Body Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total (kg)
				1	2	3	Res	1	2	3	Res
		A	55.37	125	130	132 JWR	132	155	160	164	160	292 JWR
		A	55.97	126	130	130	130	155	160	160	160	290
		A	55.91	125	130	130	130	152	158	158	158	288
4		A	55.43	125	128	128	128	154	157	160	157	285
5		A	55.85	128	128	128	128	155	155	160	155	283
6		A	55.67	120	120	125	120	152	161	166	152	272
7		A	55.53	115	115	120	115	146	150	150	150	265
8		A	55.77	116	121	123	121	144	144	148	144	265
9		B	55.84	103	103	106	106	142	147	153	153	259
10		B	55.64	112	116	120	116	142	146	146	142	258
11		B	55.79	108	112	114	114	138	142	142	142	256
12		B	55.74	107	112	112	112	135	140	142	140	252
13		B	55.94	109	112	114	114	132	135	137	137	251
14		B	55.99	102	107	110	110	132	137	140	137	247
15		B	55.63	105	109	112	109	130	130	135	130	239
–		A	55.88	120	125	127	127	140	140	140	–	DNF
–		A	55.87	123	126	130	126	142	142	142	–	DNF
–		A	55.82	122	122	122	–	–	–	–	–	DNF
–		B	55.98	115	115	115	–	–	–	–	–	DNF