The men's 56 kilograms 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.
| Men's 56 kg at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beihang University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 10 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
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Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk 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 Turkish Halil Mutlu was not in Beijing to attempt his 4th straight gold medal.[1]
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
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| 10 August 2008 | 10:00 | Group B |
| 19:00 | Group A |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch |  Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 138 kg | Antalya, Turkey | 4 November 2001 | |
| Clean & Jerk | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 168 kg | Trenčín, Slovakia | 24 April 2001 | ||
| 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 | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 167 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 | ||
| Total | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 305 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 | ||
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
 |  Long Qingquan (CHN) | A | 55.37 | 125 | 130 | 132 | 132 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 292 | |
 |  Hoàng Anh Tuấn (VIE) | A | 55.97 | 126 | 130 | 130 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 290 | ||
 |  Eko Yuli Irawan (INA) | A | 55.91 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 152 | 158 | 158 | 288 | ||
| 4 |  Yang Chin-yi (TPE) | A | 55.43 | 125 | 128 | 128 | 154 | 157 | 157 | 285 | ||
| 5 |  Cha Kum-chol (PRK) | A | 55.85 | 128 | 128 | 155 | 155 | 283 | ||||
| 6 |  Sergio Álvarez (CUB) | A | 55.67 | 120 | 120 | 152 | 152 | 272 | ||||
| 7 | Wang Shin-yuan (TPE) | A | 55.53 | 115 | 115 | 146 | 150 | 150 | 265 | |||
| 8 |  Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (MAS) | A | 55.77 | 116 | 121 | 121 | 144 | 144 | 265 | |||
| 9 |  Masaharu Yamada (JPN) | B | 55.84 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 142 | 147 | 153 | 153 | 259 | |
| 10 |  Pongsak Maneetong (THA) | B | 55.64 | 112 | 116 | 116 | 142 | 142 | 258 | |||
| 11 | Yasunobu Sekikawa (JPN) | B | 55.79 | 108 | 112 | 114 | 114 | 138 | 142 | 142 | 256 | |
| 12 |  Sergio Rada (COL) | B | 55.74 | 107 | 112 | 112 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 252 | ||
| 13 |  Tom Goegebuer (BEL) | B | 55.94 | 109 | 112 | 114 | 114 | 132 | 135 | 137 | 137 | 251 |
| 14 |  Vito Dellino (ITA) | B | 55.99 | 102 | 107 | 110 | 110 | 132 | 137 | 137 | 247 | |
| 15 |  Igor Grabucea (MDA) | B | 55.63 | 105 | 109 | 109 | 130 | 130 | 239 | |||
| — | Sedat Artuç (TUR) | B | 55.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — |  Khalil El-Maaoui (TUN) | A | 55.87 | 123 | 126 | 126 | — | — | ||||
| — | Ri Kyong-sok (PRK) | A | 55.82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — |  Vitali Dzerbianiou (BLR) | A | 55.88 | 120 | 125 | 127 | 127 | — | — | |||