Weightlifting at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 56 kg

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Boys' 56
at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games
Weightlifting pictogram.svg
Venue Nanjing International Expo Center
DatesAugust 17, 2014 (2014-08-17)
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Winning total weight283kg
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Meng Cheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Nguyễn Trần Anh Tuấn Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Bronze medal icon.svg Adkhamjon Ergashev Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
  2010
2018  

The boys' 56 kg weightlifting event was the first men's event at the weightlifting competition at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, with competitors limited to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass.

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.

Results

RankNameBody WeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total (kg)
123Res123Res
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Meng Cheng  (CHN)55.81120128128128140155160155283
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyễn Trần Anh Tuấn  (VIE)55.54108108111108135141141135243
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Adkhamjon Ergashev  (UZB)55.92105110110110128133136133243
4Flag of Romania.svg  Robert Ştefan Manea  (ROU)55.73103107107107131136136131238
5Flag of Tunisia.svg  Faouzi Kraydi  (TUN)55.33104108110108127131131127235
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lai Yung-en  (TPE)55.779810210298118125127127225
7Flag of Ecuador.svg  Victor Garrido Buenaire  (ECU)55.789797102102117121123123225
8Flag of Iraq.svg  Karrar Al-Badri  (IRQ)55.2488939793117121125121214
9Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Orlando Vasquez Morales  (NCA)55.2282828787102102110102189
10Flag of Kiribati.svg  Ruben Katoatau  (KIR)55.786068737395100103103176
11Flag of Nauru.svg  Rayvon Dekarube  (NRU)55.235560656575808585150
Flag of India.svg  Lalchhanhima  (IND)55.93103103103

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