The men's 56 kg event at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held on 20 August at the Tamkang University Shao-Mo Memorial Gymnasium 7F.
| Men's 56 kg at the XXIX Summer Universiade | |||||||||||||
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| Venues | Tamkang University Shao-Mo Memorial Gymnasium 7F | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 20 August 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Universiade records were as follows.
- Initial records
| Category | Nation | Athlete | Record | Place | Date | Meet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Snatch |  China
|
Wu Jingbiao | 139 kg | Houston, United States | 21 November 2015 | 2015 World Championships |
| Clean & Jerk |  North Korea
|
Om Yun-chol | 171 kg | ||||
| Total | China
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Long Qingquan | 307 kg | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7 August 2016 | 2016 Summer Olympics | |
| Universiade records | Snatch |  China (CHN)
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Li Lizhi | 128 kg | Shenzhen, China | 13 August 2011 | 2011 Summer Universiade |
| Clean & Jerk | China (CHN)
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Xu Jingui | 149 kg | Kazan, Russia | 7 July 2013 | 2013 Summer Universiade | |
| Total | China (CHN)
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Li Lizhi | 273 kg | Shenzhen, China | 13 August 2011 | 2011 Summer Universiade | |
- Broken records
| Category | Nation | Athlete | Record | Place | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universiade records | Snatch |  North Korea (PRK)
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Om Yun-chol | 129 kg | New Taipei, Taiwan | 20 August 2017 |
| Clean & Jerk | 165 kg | |||||
| Total | 294 kg | |||||
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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Om Yun-chol (PRK)
|
A | 55.89 | 122 | 129 | – | 129 UR | 155 | 165 | 165 UR | 294 UR | |
|
 Luis García (DOM)
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A | 55.97 | 115 | 119 | 119 | 144 | 144 | 263 | |||
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 Arli Chontey (KAZ)
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A | 55.90 | 115 | 115 | 135 | 140 | 143 | 143 | 258 | ||
| 4 |  Muhamad Purkon (INA)
|
A | 55.90 | 110 | 110 | 135 | 141 | 141 | 251 | |||
| 5 |  Kim Yong-wook (KOR)
|
A | 56.00 | 104 | 108 | 108 | 136 | 136 | 244 | |||
| 6 |  Yuya Senoo (JPN)
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A | 55.85 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 133 | 135 | 135 | 235 | ||
| 7 |  Chang Hao-yu (TPE)
|
A | 55.66 | 102 | 102 | 130 | 132 | 132 | 234 | |||
| 8 |  Darren Lamar Barnes (USA)
|
A | 55.97 | 102 | 107 | 107 | 125 | 125 | 232 | |||
| 9 | Tan Chi-chung (TPE)
|
A | 55.82 | 100 | 100 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 230 | |||
| 10 |  Shubham Tanaji Todkar (IND)
|
B | 55.70 | 95 | 95 | 120 | 130 | 130 | 225 | |||
| 11 |  Jefreey Jose Gumez (MEX)
|
A | 55.82 | 95 | 99 | 102 | 102 | 122 | 122 | 224 | ||
| 12 | Andrew Gar Cheung (USA)
|
A | 55.66 | 95 | 99 | 99 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 224 | ||
| 13 |  Aleksandr Krasnov (RUS)
|
B | 55.03 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 115 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 223 | |
| 14 |  Clark Cuico (PHI)
|
B | 53.91 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 120 | 120 | 210 | |||
| 15 | Cheng Peng (CHN)
|
B | 55.59 | 90 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 195 | ||
| 16 |  Milinda C. Senarathna (SRI)
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B | 55.07 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 162 | ||