Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg

Weightlifting at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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.

Medalists

Gold  Halil Mutlu
Turkey (TUR)
Silver  Wu Meijin
China (CHN)
Bronze  Sedat Artuç
Turkey (TUR)

Results

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.

Rank Name Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg)
1  Halil Mutlu (TUR) 135.0 160.0 295.0
2  Wu Meijin (CHN) 130.0 157.5 287.5
3  Sedat Artuç (TUR) 125.0 155.0 280.0
4  Vitali Dzerbianiou (BLR) 127.5 152.5 280.0
5  Óscar Figueroa (COL) 125.0 155.0 280.0
6  Adrian Jigău (ROU) 120.0 155.0 275.0
7  László Tancsics (HUN) 122.5 150.0 272.5
8  Jadi Setiadi (INA) 117.5 145.0 262.5
9  Nelson Castro (COL) 117.5 145.0 262.5
10  Mohammed Ali (IRQ) 120.0 135.0 255.0
11  Ahmed Saad (EGY) 102.5 130.0 232.5
 Mohd Faizal Baharom (MAS) 110.0 DNF
 Nafaa Benami (ALG) 105.0 DNF
 Eric Bonnel (FRA) DNF
 Masaharu Yamada (JPN) DNF
 Yang Chin Yi (TPE) DNF
 Wang Shin Yuan (TPE) DNF

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