2015 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg

2015 World Championships in Houston, United States
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

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	9	145	150	151	6	268
6	Mansour Al-Saleem (KSA)^1	B	55.53	119	123	123	6	138	141	144	12	267
7	Witoon Mingmoon (THA)	B	55.67	110	110	115	18	150	155	158	5	265
8	Sinphet Kruaithong (THA)	A	55.75	120	123	123	8	141	145	145	10	265
9	Habib de las Salas (COL)	A	55.87	113	113	117	10	145	151	153	11	262
10	Surahmat Bin Suwoto Wijoyo (INA)	B	55.63	112	112	116	16	140	145	149	7	261
11	Josué Brachi (ESP)	B	55.74	115	118	120	7	138	140	143	16	260
12	Muhammad Purkon (INA)	B	55.47	115	119	119	11	135	140	143	13	258
13	Mirco Scarantino (ITA)	A	55.76	115	115	115	12	142	147	147	15	257
14	José Montes (MEX)	B	55.88	110	110	113	20	146	146	149	9	256
15	Nguyễn Trần Anh Tuấn (VIE)	B	55.82	110	115	117	13	140	140	146	17	255
16	Hiroaki Takao (JPN)	C	55.82	108	108	111	17	134	134	137	19	248
17	Enmanuel Rocafuerte (ECU)	C	55.92	105	108	110	22	135	140	142	18	248
18	Tan Chi-chung (TPE)	C	55.79	110	110	113	19	135	138	138	20	245
19	İsmet Algül (TUR)	B	55.73	111	114	116	14	130	130	135	27	244
20	Jamjang Deru (IND)	C	55.75	102	102	105	28	133	138	142	14	244
21	Tom Goegebuer (BEL)	C	55.78	108	109	113	15	128	130	130	28	243
22	Gökhan Kılıç (TUR)	B	55.86	108	111	111	21	132	138	138	25	240
23	Manueli Tulo (FIJ)	C	55.93	103	107	110	24	127	133	138	24	240
24	Oleg Sîrghi (MDA)	C	55.91	100	105	—	26	132	133	133	23	238
25	Ösökhbayaryn Chagnaadorj (MGL)	C	55.36	100	105	105	25	130	136	136	26	235
26	Sukhen Dey (IND)	C	55.69	95	102	106	27	133	138	138	21	235
27	Francisco Barrera (CHI)	C	55.80	102	105	105	29	130	130	130	29	232
28	Michael Otero (ESP)	C	55.96	97	97	97	30	127	127	132	30	224
—	Arli Chontey (KAZ)	A	55.54	127	131	132		150	150	150	—	—
—	Amine Bouhijbha (TUN)	B	55.66	107	111	111	23	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	22	—
—	Long Qingquan (CHN)	A	55.93	131	131	131	—	—	—	—	—	—

• ^1 Provisionally suspended due to positive doping test.

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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