1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg
The Men's Bantamweight Weightlifting Event (56 kg) is the lightest men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on November 22, 1999.
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.
Medalists
Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
Results
| Rank |
Athlete |
Body weight |
Snatch (kg) |
Clean & Jerk (kg) |
Total |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
Rank |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Rank |
| 1 ! |
Halil Mutlu (TUR) |
55.83 |
130.0 |
136.0 |
137.5 |
1 ! |
160.0 |
166.0 |
— |
1 ! |
302.5 |
| 2 ! |
Adrian Jigău (ROU) |
55.90 |
125.0 |
127.5 |
127.5 |
3 ! |
150.0 |
155.0 |
157.5 |
4 |
282.5 |
| 3 ! |
Wang Shin-yuan (TPE) |
55.60 |
120.0 |
122.5 |
125.0 |
4 |
150.0 |
155.0 |
157.5 |
2 ! |
280.0 |
| 4 |
Ivan Ivanov (BUL) |
55.87 |
115.0 |
120.0 |
122.5 |
6 |
150.0 |
155.0 |
157.5 |
3 ! |
280.0 |
| 5 |
Wu Wenxiong (CHN) |
55.61 |
115.0 |
120.0 |
122.5 |
5 |
150.0 |
155.0 |
157.5 |
5 |
277.5 |
| 6 |
Sergio Álvarez (CUB) |
55.78 |
117.5 |
117.5 |
125.0 |
2 ! |
145.0 |
150.0 |
155.0 |
7 |
275.0 |
| 7 |
Oleksandr Likhvald (UKR) |
55.95 |
120.0 |
125.0 |
125.0 |
8 |
147.5 |
152.5 |
157.5 |
6 |
272.5 |
| 8 |
Liao Weixiao (CHN) |
55.92 |
120.0 |
120.0 |
125.0 |
7 |
150.0 |
157.5 |
160.0 |
8 |
270.0 |
| 9 |
Yang Chin-yi (TPE) |
55.21 |
115.0 |
120.0 |
120.0 |
9 |
145.0 |
147.5 |
150.0 |
9 |
262.5 |
| 10 |
Hwang Kyu-Dong (KOR) |
55.92 |
115.0 |
120.0 |
120.0 |
13 |
140.0 |
147.5 |
152.5 |
10 |
262.5 |
| 11 |
Eric Bonnel (FRA) |
55.72 |
115.0 |
120.0 |
120.0 |
12 |
135.0 |
140.0 |
142.5 |
11 |
257.5 |
| 12 |
Koki Tagashira (JPN) |
55.26 |
107.5 |
112.5 |
115.0 |
10 |
135.0 |
137.5 |
140.0 |
12 |
255.0 |
| 13 |
Igor Grabucea (MDA) |
55.63 |
107.5 |
112.5 |
115.0 |
11 |
137.5 |
142.5 |
142.5 |
16 |
252.5 |
| 14 |
Nelson Castro (COL) |
55.61 |
105.0 |
110.0 |
110.0 |
14 |
135.0 |
140.0 |
142.5 |
14 |
250.0 |
| 15 |
Yasuji Kikuzuma (JPN) |
55.34 |
100.0 |
105.0 |
107.5 |
17 |
137.5 |
137.5 |
140.0 |
13 |
247.5 |
| 16 |
Johnny Hernández (VEN) |
55.79 |
102.5 |
107.5 |
110.0 |
19 |
140.0 |
145.0 |
145.0 |
15 |
247.5 |
| 17 |
Luis Medrano (GUA) |
55.90 |
110.0 |
112.5 |
112.5 |
16 |
130.0 |
135.0 |
137.5 |
19 |
245.0 |
| 18 |
Viktor Janski (UZB) |
55.69 |
102.5 |
105.0 |
107.5 |
18 |
130.0 |
135.0 |
140.0 |
18 |
242.5 |
| 19 |
Ali Hamid (EGY) |
55.98 |
100.0 |
105.0 |
110.0 |
21 |
130.0 |
135.0 |
137.5 |
17 |
242.5 |
| 20 |
László Tancsics (HUN) |
55.86 |
105.0 |
105.0 |
110.0 |
15 |
125.0 |
132.5 |
132.5 |
25 |
235.0 |
| 21 |
Manuel Minginfel (FSM) |
55.55 |
95.0 |
100.0 |
102.5 |
22 |
125.0 |
130.0 |
135.0 |
20 |
232.5 |
| 22 |
Diego Salazar (COL) |
55.83 |
100.0 |
105.0 |
105.0 |
23 |
130.0 |
135.0 |
135.0 |
21 |
230.0 |
| 23 |
Nafaa Benami (ALG) |
55.06 |
100.0 |
105.0 |
107.5 |
20 |
120.0 |
125.0 |
125.0 |
28 |
225.0 |
| 24 |
Vladimirs Morozovs (LAT) |
55.95 |
97.5 |
100.0 |
102.5 |
24 |
117.5 |
122.5 |
125.0 |
26 |
225.0 |
| 25 |
Michael Ponchard (FRA) |
55.53 |
95.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
27 |
122.5 |
127.5 |
130.0 |
23 |
222.5 |
| 26 |
Juan Feijóo (ESP) |
55.57 |
95.0 |
97.5 |
97.5 |
25 |
122.5 |
125.0 |
125.0 |
27 |
220.0 |
| 27 |
Wilfredo García (ESA) |
55.55 |
92.5 |
97.5 |
97.5 |
28 |
120.0 |
125.0 |
127.5 |
24 |
217.5 |
| 28 |
Anatoli Shavalov (ISR) |
56.00 |
92.5 |
97.5 |
97.5 |
29 |
115.0 |
120.0 |
125.0 |
31 |
212.5 |
| 29 |
Miguel Deliva (ESP) |
55.92 |
87.5 |
92.5 |
92.5 |
32 |
115.0 |
120.0 |
122.5 |
30 |
207.5 |
| 30 |
Willen Dageago (NRU) |
54.57 |
82.5 |
87.5 |
87.5 |
31 |
105.0 |
110.0 |
112.5 |
32 |
200.0 |
| 31 |
Willem Phillips (RSA) |
55.60 |
90.0 |
95.0 |
95.0 |
30 |
107.5 |
112.5 |
112.5 |
33 |
197.5 |
| — |
Giuliano Cornetta (ITA) |
55.97 |
97.5 |
102.5 |
102.5 |
26 |
125.0 |
125.0 |
125.0 |
— |
— |
| — |
Sunday Mathias (NGR) |
55.83 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
— |
130.0 |
130.0 |
130.0 |
22 |
— |
| — |
Mikko Kuusisto (FIN) |
55.77 |
95.0 |
95.0 |
95.0 |
— |
115.0 |
120.0 |
122.5 |
29 |
— |
| — |
Vitali Dzerbianiou (BLR) |
55.86 |
115.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
New records
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