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

Men's 56 kg
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRiocentro
Date7 August 2016
Competitors19 from 17 nations
Winning total307 kg WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Long Qingquan  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Om Yun-chol  North Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sinphet Kruaithong  Thailand
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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.[1]

The medals were presented by Chang Ung, IOC member, North Korea and Salvatore Coffa, Vice President of International Weightlifting Federation.

Schedule

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All times are Time in Brazil (UTC-03:00)

Date Time Event
7 August 2016 10:00 Group B
19:00 Group A

Records

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

World record Snatch  Wu Jingbiao (CHN) 139 kg Houston, United States 21 November 2015
Clean & Jerk  Om Yun-chol (PRK) 171 kg Houston, United States 21 November 2015
Total  Halil Mutlu (TUR) 305 kg Sydney, Australia 16 September 2000
Olympic record Snatch  Halil Mutlu (TUR) 138 kg Sydney, Australia 16 September 2000
Clean & Jerk  Om Yun-chol (PRK) 168 kg London, United Kingdom 29 July 2012
Total  Halil Mutlu (TUR) 305 kg Sydney, Australia 16 September 2000

Results

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Rank Athlete Nation Group Body
weight 		Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
1st place, gold medalist(s) Long Qingquan  China A 55.68 132 135 137 137 161 166 170 170 OR 307 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Om Yun-chol  North Korea A 55.57 128 132 134 134 165 169 169 169 303
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sinphet Kruaithong  Thailand A 55.43 125 131 132 132 154 157 161 157 289
4 Arli Chontey  Kazakhstan A 55.64 125 130 132 130 148 153 154 148 278
5 Trần Lê Quốc Toàn  Vietnam A 55.85 117 121 123 121 148 154 157 154 275
6 Habib de las Salas  Colombia A 55.84 113 116 119 119 143 147 150 147 266
7 Mirco Scarantino  Italy A 55.91 115 115 120 115 143 146 149 149 264
8 Luis García  Dominican Republic B 55.56 110 115 118 118 140 145 145 145 263
9 Witoon Mingmoon  Thailand A 55.67 113 113 116 113 148 151 151 148 261
10 Edgar Pineda  Guatemala B 56.00 103 108 111 108 140 140 143 143 251
11 Hiroaki Takao  Japan B 55.90 108 111 111 111 134 138 138 138 249
12 Tan Chi-chung  Chinese Taipei B 55.89 110 110 110 110 131 135 138 138 248
13 Manueli Tulo  Fiji B 55.81 103 106 109 106 130 136 139 136 242
14 Tom Goegebuer  Belgium B 55.74 107 111 113 111 126 130 133 130 241
15 Elson Brechtefeld  Nauru B 55.62 95 98 101 98 120 125 125 125 223
– Thạch Kim Tuấn  Vietnam A 55.55 130 130 133 130 157 160 160 – –
– Nestor Colonia  Philippines A 55.11 120 125 125 120 154 154 154 – –
– Josué Brachi  Spain B 55.67 120 120 120 – – – – – –
DQ Ösökhbayaryn Chagnaadorj  Mongolia B 55.65 103 103 103 – – – – – –

New records

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Clean & Jerk 169 kg  Om Yun-chol (PRK) OR
Clean & Jerk 170 kg  Long Qingquan (CHN) OR
Total 307 kg  Long Qingquan (CHN) OR, WR

References

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  1. ^ "Rio 2016: Weightlifting". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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