Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg

The men's 56 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 16.[1][2]

Men's 56 kg at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue	Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date	16 September
Competitors	22 from 19 nations
Medalists
Halil Mutlu  Turkey Wu Wenxiong  China Zhang Xiangxiang  China

Total score was the sum of the lifter's best result in each of the snatch and the clean and jerk, with three lifts allowed for each lift. In case of a tie, the lighter lifter won; if still tied, the lifter who took the fewest attempts to achieve the total score won. Lifters without a valid snatch score did not perform the clean and jerk.

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Time (UTC+10:00)

Date	Time	Event
16 September 2000	14:30	Group B
	18:30	Group A

Records

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

World Record	Snatch	Halil Mutlu (TUR)	137.5 kg	Athens, Greece	22 November 1999
	Clean & Jerk	Halil Mutlu (TUR)	166.0 kg	Athens, Greece	22 November 1999
	Total	Halil Mutlu (TUR)	302.5 kg	Athens, Greece	22 November 1999
Olympic Record	Snatch	Olympic Standard	135.0 kg	—	1 January 1997
	Clean & Jerk	Olympic Standard	165.0 kg	—	1 January 1997
	Total	Olympic Standard	300.0 kg	—	1 January 1997

Results

Rank	Athlete	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
				1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	Halil Mutlu (TUR)	A	55.62	130.0	135.0	138.0	137.5	160.0	167.5	170.0	167.5	305.0
	Wu Wenxiong (CHN)	A	55.48	125.0	130.0	130.0	125.0	157.5	162.5	162.5	162.5	287.5
	Zhang Xiangxiang (CHN)	A	55.94	125.0	130.0	130.0	125.0	157.5	157.5	162.5	162.5	287.5
4	Wang Shin-yuan (TPE)	A	55.38	125.0	127.5	127.5	125.0	155.0	160.0	162.5	160.0	285.0
5	Sergio Álvarez (CUB)	A	55.66	120.0	120.0	125.0	120.0	150.0	155.0	160.0	155.0	275.0
6	Adrian Jigău (ROM)	A	55.72	122.5	127.5	127.5	122.5	152.5	157.5	157.5	152.5	275.0
7	Vitali Dzerbianiou (BLR)	B	55.96	115.0	120.0	125.0	125.0	145.0	150.0	155.0	150.0	275.0
8	Yang Chin-yi (TPE)	A	55.58	120.0	125.0	127.5	120.0	150.0	150.0	155.0	150.0	270.0
9	Oleksandr Likhvald (UKR)	A	55.86	120.0	125.0	125.0	120.0	150.0	155.0	155.0	155.0	270.0
10	Hwang Kyu-dong (KOR)	A	55.94	110.0	110.0	115.0	115.0	142.5	147.5	152.5	152.5	267.5
11	Nelson Castro (COL)	A	55.32	110.0	115.0	117.5	115.0	140.0	145.0	145.0	145.0	260.0
12	Luis Medrano (GUA)	B	55.94	115.0	117.5	117.5	115.0	137.5	140.0	142.5	142.5	257.5
13	Koki Tagashira (JPN)	B	55.44	107.5	112.5	117.5	112.5	135.0	140.0	142.5	140.0	252.5
14	Éric Bonnel (FRA)	A	55.70	112.5	117.5	117.5	112.5	140.0	147.5	147.5	140.0	252.5
15	Yasuji Kikuzuma (JPN)	B	55.82	105.0	105.0	105.0	105.0	140.0	140.0	145.0	145.0	250.0
16	Thandava Murthy Muthu (IND)	B	55.90	105.0	110.0	112.5	110.0	130.0	135.0	135.0	135.0	245.0
17	Mehmet Yağcı (AUS)	B	55.94	100.0	100.0	105.0	105.0	125.0	130.0	135.0	130.0	235.0
18	Orlando Vásquez (NCA)	B	55.84	102.5	107.5	107.5	102.5	130.0	135.0	135.0	130.0	232.5
19	Gino Soupprayen (MRI)	B	55.88	90.0	95.0	100.0	95.0	110.0	115.0	117.5	115.0	210.0
20	Martinho de Araújo (IOA)	B	55.54	65.0	65.0	67.5	67.5	85.0	90.0	95.0	90.0	157.5
—	Manuel Minginfel (FSM)	B	55.70	97.5	97.5	97.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
DQ	Ivan Ivanov (BUL)	A	55.92	125.0	130.0	130.0	130.0	155.0	160.0	162.5	162.5	292.5

• Ivan Ivanov originally won the silver medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide.[3]

New records

Snatch	138.0 kg	Halil Mutlu (TUR)	WR
Clean & Jerk	167.5 kg	Halil Mutlu (TUR)	WR
Total	305.0 kg	Halil Mutlu (TUR)	WR

References

1. "Sydney 2000: Weightlifting – Men's 56 kg" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 34. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
2. "Weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
3. "Two Athletes Sent Home After Testing Positive for Drugs". Los Angeles Times. 20 September 2000. Retrieved 18 September 2016.

External links

• Official Olympic Report