Weightlifting – Men's 56 kg at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre | |||||||||
Dates | 5 April 2018 | |||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | |||||||||
Winning total weight | 261 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Qualification | ||
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 | 90 kg | |
+105 kg | +90 kg | |
The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games took place at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on 5 April 2018. The weightlifter from Malaysia won the gold, with a combined lift of 261 kg. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows: [2]
World record | Snatch | ![]() | 139 kg | Houston, United States | 21 November 2015 |
Clean & Jerk | ![]() | 171 kg | Houston, United States | 21 November 2015 | |
Total | ![]() | 307 kg | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7 August 2016 | |
Commonwealth record | Snatch | ![]() | 121 kg | Kanazawa, Japan | 27 April 2008 |
Clean & Jerk | ![]() | 147 kg | Vishakapatnam, India | 17 January 2001 | |
Total | ![]() | 265 kg | Beijing, China | 10 August 2008 | |
Games record | Snatch | ![]() | 116 kg | New Delhi, India | 4 October 2010 |
Clean & Jerk | ![]() | 145 kg | Manchester, England | 30 July 2002 | |
Total | ![]() | 260 kg | Manchester, England | 30 July 2002 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Snatch | 117 kg | ![]() | GR |
Total | 261 kg | ![]() | GR |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Date | Time | Round |
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Thursday 5 April 2018 | 09:42 | Final |
Rank | Athlete | Body weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | ||||
![]() | ![]() | 55.88 | 114 | 117 | 117 GR | 135 | 138 | 144 | 144 | 261 GR | |
![]() | ![]() | 55.94 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 138 | 138 | 249 | |||
![]() | ![]() | 55.97 | 110 | 114 | 114 | 131 | 134 | 134 | 248 | ||
4 | ![]() | 55.85 | 104 | 104 | 135 | 135 | 239 | ||||
5 | ![]() | 55.87 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 230 | ||
6 | ![]() | 55.81 | 101 | 101 | 126 | 126 | 227 | ||||
7 | ![]() | 55.94 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 108 | 114 | 114 | 205 | ||
8 | ![]() | 55.21 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 100 | 106 | 110 | 110 | 195 |
9 | ![]() | 55.75 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 95 | 106 | 106 | 186 | ||
10 | ![]() | 55.54 | 67 | 67 | 86 | 91 | 91 | 158 | |||
11 | ![]() | 55.00 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 154 | |
12 | ![]() | 55.63 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 138 |
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