2015 World Weightlifting Championships | ||
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Men | Women | |
56 kg | 48 kg | |
62 kg | 53 kg | |
69 kg | 58 kg | |
77 kg | 63 kg | |
85 kg | 69 kg | |
94 kg | 75 kg | |
105 kg | +75 kg | |
+105 kg | ||
The men's 56 kilograms event at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships was held on 20 and 21 November 2015 in Houston, United States. [1]
The 2015 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Houston, United States. The event took place from November 19 to 28, 2015. This event was, together with the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, the first stage of the Qualification Process for the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Date | Time | Event |
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20 November 2015 | 13:00 | Group C |
17:30 | Group B | |
21 November 2015 | 14:55 | Group A |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Snatch | 139 kg | 132 kg | 131 kg | |||
Clean & Jerk | 171 kg | 163 kg | 158 kg | |||
Total | 302 kg | 302 kg | 287 kg |
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
World Record | Snatch | 138 kg | Antalya, Turkey | 4 November 2001 | |
Clean & Jerk | 170 kg | Incheon, South Korea | 20 September 2014 | ||
Total | 305 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 |
Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
A | 55.78 | 127 | 131 | 165 | 171 | 302 | ||||||
A | 55.93 | 135 | 139 | 160 | 163 | 302 | ||||||
A | 55.91 | 130 | 4 | 151 | 153 | 157 | 4 | 287 | ||||
4 | A | 55.95 | 120 | 124 | 5 | 152 | 157 | 158 | 282 | |||
5 | A | 55.85 | 115 | 118 | 8 | 145 | 150 | 6 | 268 | |||
6 | B | 55.67 | 110 | 17 | 150 | 155 | 5 | 265 | ||||
7 | A | 55.75 | 120 | 7 | 141 | 145 | 10 | 265 | ||||
8 | A | 55.87 | 113 | 117 | 9 | 145 | 11 | 262 | ||||
9 | B | 55.63 | 112 | 15 | 140 | 145 | 149 | 7 | 261 | |||
10 | B | 55.74 | 115 | 118 | 120 | 6 | 138 | 140 | 15 | 260 | ||
11 | B | 55.47 | 115 | 10 | 135 | 140 | 143 | 12 | 258 | |||
12 | A | 55.76 | 115 | 11 | 142 | 14 | 257 | |||||
13 | B | 55.88 | 110 | 19 | 146 | 9 | 256 | |||||
14 | B | 55.82 | 110 | 115 | 12 | 140 | 16 | 255 | ||||
15 | C | 55.82 | 108 | 111 | 16 | 134 | 137 | 18 | 248 | |||
16 | C | 55.92 | 105 | 108 | 21 | 135 | 140 | 17 | 248 | |||
17 | C | 55.79 | 110 | 18 | 135 | 19 | 245 | |||||
18 | B | 55.73 | 111 | 114 | 13 | 130 | 26 | 244 | ||||
19 | C | 55.75 | 102 | 27 | 133 | 138 | 142 | 13 | 244 | |||
20 | C | 55.78 | 109 | 113 | 14 | 130 | 27 | 243 | ||||
21 | B | 55.86 | 108 | 20 | 132 | 24 | 240 | |||||
22 | C | 55.93 | 103 | 107 | 23 | 127 | 133 | 23 | 240 | |||
23 | C | 55.91 | 100 | 105 | — | 25 | 133 | 22 | 238 | |||
24 | C | 55.36 | 100 | 105 | 24 | 130 | 25 | 235 | ||||
25 | C | 55.69 | 95 | 102 | 26 | 133 | 20 | 235 | ||||
26 | C | 55.80 | 102 | 28 | 130 | 28 | 232 | |||||
27 | C | 55.96 | 97 | 29 | 127 | 29 | 224 | |||||
— | A | 55.54 | 127 | 132 | — | — | ||||||
— | B | 55.66 | 107 | 22 | — | — | ||||||
— | B | 55.63 | — | 140 | 145 | 148 | 8 | — | ||||
— | B | 55.87 | — | 133 | 21 | — | ||||||
— | A | 55.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
DQ | B | 55.53 | 119 | 123 | — | 138 | 141 | 144 | — | — |
Snatch | 139 kg | WR | |
Clean & Jerk | 171 kg | WR |
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