Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg
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| Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics  |
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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 | |||||
These are the results of the men's 56 kg competition (previously known as the bantamweight class) in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 17 men competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 56 kilograms.
Each weightlifter had three attempts for both the snatch and clean and jerk lifting methods. The total of the best successful lift of each method was used to determine the final rankings and medal winners. Competition took place on August 15 in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.
Contents
Schedule
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2004 | 10:30 | Group B |
| 20:00 | Group A |
Medalists
| Gold | Halil Mutlu Turkey |
| Silver | Wu Meijin China |
| Bronze | Sedat Artuç Turkey |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Snatch | Halil Mutlu (TUR) |
138.5 kg | Antalya, Turkey | 4 November 2001 |
| Clean & Jerk | Halil Mutlu (TUR) |
168.0 kg | Trenčín, Slovakia | 24 April 2001 | |
| Total | Halil Mutlu (TUR) |
305.0 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 | |
| Olympic record | Snatch |  Halil Mutlu (TUR) |
137.5 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 |
| Clean & Jerk | Halil Mutlu (TUR) |
167.5 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 | |
| Total | Halil Mutlu (TUR) |
305.0 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
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Halil Mutlu (TUR) |
A | 55.93 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 295.0 | |||
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 Wu Meijin (CHN) |
A | 55.69 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 157.5 | 157.5 | 287.5 | |||
 |
Sedat Artuç (TUR) |
A | 55.36 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 280.0 | |||
| 4 |  Vitali Dzerbianiou (BLR) |
A | 55.85 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 145.0 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 280.0 | |
| 5 |  Óscar Figueroa (COL) |
B | 55.93 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 280.0 | |
| 6 |  Adrian Jigău (ROU) |
A | 55.79 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 275.0 | |||
| 7 |  László Tancsics (HUN) |
A | 55.45 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 272.5 | ||
| 8 |  Jadi Setiadi (INA) |
A | 53.86 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 262.5 | ||||
| 9 | Nelson Castro (COL) |
B | 55.71 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 262.5 | ||
| 10 |  Mohammed Ali (IRQ) |
B | 55.97 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 255.0 | ||||
| 11 |  Ahmed Saad (EGY) |
B | 55.92 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 120.0 | 127.5 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 232.5 | |
| — |  Masaharu Yamada (JPN) |
B | 55.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — |  Nafaa Benami (ALG) |
B | 55.40 | 105.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| — |  Mohd Faizal Baharom (MAS) |
B | 55.47 | 110.0 | 110.0 | — | — | |||||
| — |  Yang Chin-yi (TPE) |
A | 55.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | Wang Shin-yuan (TPE) |
A | 55.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — |  Eric Bonnel (FRA) |
B | 55.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
