Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg


The Men's 56 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 7 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.
The medals were presented by Chang Ung, IOC member, North Korea and Salvatore Coffa, Vice President of International Weightlifting Federation.

Schedule

All times are Time in Brazil

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World recordSnatch139 kgHouston, United States21 November 2015
World recordClean & Jerk171 kgHouston, United States21 November 2015
World recordTotal305 kgSydney, Australia16 September 2000
Olympic recordSnatch137 kgSydney, Australia16 September 2000
Olympic recordClean & Jerk168 kgLondon, United Kingdom29 July 2012
Olympic recordTotal305 kgSydney, Australia16 September 2000

Results

New records