| Boys' 56 kg at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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 Victory ceremony | ||||||||||
| Venue | Parque Polideportivo Roca | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 October | |||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Weightlifting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 56 kg | 44 kg | |
| 62 kg | 48 kg | |
| 69 kg | 53 kg | |
| 77 kg | 58 kg | |
| 85 kg | 63 kg | |
| +85 kg | +63 kg | |
These are the results for the boys' 56 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics .
| Rank | Name | Nation | Body Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | 1 | 2 | 3 | Res | |||||
 | Ngô Sơn Đỉnh |  Vietnam | 108 | 111 | 114 | 114 | 138 | 142 | 148 | 148 | 262 | |
 | Natthawat Chomchuen |  Thailand | 103 | 106 | 109 | 109 | 130 | 130 | 239 | |||
 | František Polák |  Czech Republic | 92 | 97 | 104 | 104 | 116 | 121 | 129 | 129 | 233 | |
| 4 | Jonatan Martín Leyes |  Argentina | 90 | 95 | 95 | 110 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 215 | ||
| 5 | José David Perales García |  Spain | 88 | 88 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 198 | ||||
| 6 | Miharintsoa Jose Rajaona |  Madagascar | 85 | 85 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 195 | ||||
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