2015 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg

The men's 56 kilograms event at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships was held on 20 and 21 November 2015 in Houston, United States.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Event
20 November 2015	13:00	Group C
	17:30	Group B
21 November 2015	14:55	Group A

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Snatch	Wu Jingbiao (CHN)	139 kg	Arli Chontey (KAZ)	132 kg	Om Yun-chol (PRK)	131 kg
Clean & Jerk	Om Yun-chol (PRK)	171 kg	Wu Jingbiao (CHN)	163 kg	Nestor Colonia (PHI)	158 kg
Total	Om Yun-chol (PRK)	302 kg	Wu Jingbiao (CHN)	302 kg	Thạch Kim Tuấn (VIE)	287 kg

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.

World Record	Snatch	Halil Mutlu (TUR)	138 kg	Antalya, Turkey	4 November 2001
	Clean & Jerk	Om Yun-chol (PRK)	170 kg	Incheon, South Korea	20 September 2014
	Total	Halil Mutlu (TUR)	305 kg	Sydney, Australia	16 September 2000

Results

Rank	Athlete	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
				1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
	Om Yun-chol (PRK)	A	55.78	127	131	133		165	171	175		302
	Wu Jingbiao (CHN)	A	55.93	135	135	139		160	163	166		302
	Thạch Kim Tuấn (VIE)	A	55.91	130	130	133	4	151	153	157	4	287
4	Nestor Colonia (PHI)	A	55.95	120	124	124	5	152	157	158		282
5	Sergio Rada (COL)	A	55.85	115	118	118	8	145	150	151	6	268
6	Witoon Mingmoon (THA)	B	55.67	110	110	115	17	150	155	158	5	265
7	Sinphet Kruaithong (THA)	A	55.75	120	123	123	7	141	145	145	10	265
8	Habib de las Salas (COL)	A	55.87	113	113	117	9	145	151	153	11	262
9	Surahmat Wijoyo (INA)	B	55.63	112	112	116	15	140	145	149	7	261
10	Josué Brachi (ESP)	B	55.74	115	118	120	6	138	140	143	15	260
11	Muhammad Purkon (INA)	B	55.47	115	119	119	10	135	140	143	12	258
12	Mirco Scarantino (ITA)	A	55.76	115	115	115	11	142	147	147	14	257
13	José Montes (MEX)	B	55.88	110	110	113	19	146	146	149	9	256
14	Nguyễn Trần Anh Tuấn (VIE)	B	55.82	110	115	117	12	140	140	146	16	255
15	Hiroaki Takao (JPN)	C	55.82	108	108	111	16	134	134	137	18	248
16	Enmanuel Rocafuerte (ECU)	C	55.92	105	108	110	21	135	140	142	17	248
17	Tan Chi-chung (TPE)	C	55.79	110	110	113	18	135	138	138	19	245
18	İsmet Algül (TUR)	B	55.73	111	114	116	13	130	130	135	26	244
19	Jamjang Deru (IND)	C	55.75	102	102	105	27	133	138	142	13	244
20	Tom Goegebuer (BEL)	C	55.78	108	109	113	14	128	130	130	27	243
21	Gökhan Kılıç (TUR)	B	55.86	108	111	111	20	132	138	138	24	240
22	Manueli Tulo (FIJ)	C	55.93	103	107	110	23	127	133	138	23	240
23	Oleg Sîrghi (MDA)	C	55.91	100	105	—	25	132	133	133	22	238
24	Ösökhbayaryn Chagnaadorj (MGL)	C	55.36	100	105	105	24	130	136	136	25	235
25	Sukhen Dey (IND)	C	55.69	95	102	106	26	133	138	138	20	235
26	Francisco Barrera (CHI)	C	55.80	102	105	105	28	130	130	130	28	232
27	Michael Otero (ESP)	C	55.96	97	97	97	29	127	127	132	29	224
—	Arli Chontey (KAZ)	A	55.54	127	131	132		150	150	150	—	—
—	Amine Bouhijbha (TUN)	B	55.66	107	111	111	22	135	135	135	—	—
—	Luis García (DOM)	B	55.63	112	112	115	—	140	145	148	8	—
—	Ilie Ciotoiu (ROU)	B	55.87	104	104	104	—	133	136	136	21	—
—	Long Qingquan (CHN)	A	55.93	131	131	131	—	—	—	—	—	—
DQ	Mansour Al-Saleem (KSA)	B	55.53	119	123	123	—	138	141	144	—	—

New records

Snatch	139 kg	Wu Jingbiao (CHN)	WR
Clean & Jerk	171 kg	Om Yun-chol (PRK)	WR

References

1. "Start Book 2015 World Championships" (PDF). IWF. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

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