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 | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre | ||||||||||||
| Date | 16 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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
editAll times are Australian Eastern Time (UTC+10:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2000 | 14:30 | Group B |
| 18:30 | Group A |
Records
editPrior 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
edit| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
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 Halil Mutlu (TUR) |
A | 55.62 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 138.0 | 137.5 | 160.0 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 305.0 | |
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 Wu Wenxiong (CHN) |
A | 55.48 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 287.5 | |||
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Zhang Xiangxiang (CHN) |
A | 55.94 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 287.5 | |||
| 4 |  Wang Shin-yuan (TPE) |
A | 55.38 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 285.0 | |||
| 5 |  Sergio Álvarez (CUB) |
A | 55.66 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 275.0 | |||
| 6 |  Adrian Jigău (ROM) |
A | 55.72 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 275.0 | ||||
| 7 |  Vitali Dzerbianiou (BLR) |
B | 55.96 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 275.0 | |
| 8 | Yang Chin-yi (TPE) |
A | 55.58 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 270.0 | ||||
| 9 |  Oleksandr Likhvald (UKR) |
A | 55.86 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 270.0 | ||||
| 10 |  Hwang Kyu-dong (KOR) |
A | 55.94 | 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 | 115.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 260.0 | ||
| 12 |  Luis Medrano (GUA) |
B | 55.94 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 137.5 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 257.5 | ||
| 13 |  Koki Tagashira (JPN) |
B | 55.44 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 252.5 | ||
| 14 |  Éric Bonnel (FRA) |
A | 55.70 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 252.5 | ||||
| 15 | Yasuji Kikuzuma (JPN) |
B | 55.82 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 250.0 | |||
| 16 |  Thandava Murthy Muthu (IND) |
B | 55.90 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 245.0 | ||
| 17 |  Mehmet Yağcı (AUS) |
B | 55.94 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 235.0 | ||
| 18 |  Orlando Vásquez (NCA) |
B | 55.84 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 232.5 | ||||
| 19 |  Gino Soupprayen (MRI) |
B | 55.88 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 210.0 | ||
| 20 |  Martinho de Araújo (IOA) |
B | 55.54 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 157.5 | |||
| — |  Manuel Minginfel (FSM) |
B | 55.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| DQ |  Ivan Ivanov (BUL) |
A | 55.92 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 162.5 | 162.5 | ||
- Ivan Ivanov originally won the silver medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for furosemide.[3]
New records
edit| Snatch | 138.0 kg | Halil Mutlu (TUR)
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| Clean & Jerk | 167.5 kg | Halil Mutlu (TUR)
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| Total | 305.0 kg | Halil Mutlu (TUR)
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References
edit- ^ "Sydney 2000: Weightlifting – Men's 56 kg" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 34. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Two Athletes Sent Home After Testing Positive for Drugs". Los Angeles Times. 20 September 2000. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
External links
edit- Official Olympic Report Archived 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine