Weightlifting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 56 kg

Weightlifting – Men's 56 kg at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Manchester International Convention Centre
Dates	30 July 2002
Competitors	11 from 9 nations
Winning total weight	260.0
Medalists
Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim    Malaysia   Thandava Murthy Muthu    India   Vicky Batta    India

The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Manchester International Convention Centre on 30 July 2002. The weightlifter from Malaysia won the gold, with a combined lift of 260 kg.

Schedule

All times are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Date	Time	Event
30 July 2002	10:00	Group A

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

World record	Snatch	Halil Mutlu (TUR)	138.5 kg	Antalya, Turkey	4 November 2001
	Clean & Jerk	Halil Mutlu (TUR)	168.0 kg	Trenčín, Slovakia	24 April 2001
	Total	Halil Mutlu (TUR)	305.0 kg	Sydney, Australia	16 September 2000
Commonwealth record	Snatch
	Clean & Jerk	Arumugam Pandian (IND)	147.5 kg	Vishakapatnam, India	17 January 2001
	Total
Games record	Snatch	Ponnuswamy Rangaswamy (IND)	110.0 kg	Auckland, New Zealand	January 1990
	Clean & Jerk	Dharmaraj Wilson (IND)	140.0 kg	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	16 September 1998
	Total	Ponnuswamy Rangaswamy (IND)	247.5 kg	Auckland, New Zealand	January 1990

The following records were established during the competition:

Snatch	112.5 kg	Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (MAS)	GR
	115.0 kg	Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (MAS)	GR
Clean & Jerk	145.0 kg	Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (MAS)	GR
Total	250.0 kg	Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (MAS)	GR
	255.0 kg	Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (MAS)	GR
	260.0 kg	Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (MAS)	GR

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)					Clean & Jerk (kg)					Total
					1	2	3	Result	Rank	1	2	3	Result	Rank
	Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim	Malaysia	A	55.85	107.5	112.5	115.0	115.0		135.0	140.0	145.0	145.0		260.0
	Thandava Murthy Muthu	India	A	55.95	107.5	107.5	112.5	112.5		132.5	140.0	140.0	132.5		245.0
	Vicky Batta	India	A	55.80	107.5	112.5	112.5	107.5	4	127.5	127.5	135.0	135.0		242.5
4	Mohamed Faizal Baharom	Malaysia	A	55.35	105.0	110.0	112.5	110.0		130.0	135.0	135.0	130.0	4	240.0
5	Chinthana Vidanage	Sri Lanka	A	55.80	100.0	102.5	102.5	102.5	5	125.0	135.0	135.0	125.0	5	227.5
6	Mehmet Yağcı	Australia	A	55.85	102.5	107.5	107.5	102.5	6	125.0	125.0	132.5	125.0	6	227.5
7	Chako Daniel	Nauru	A	55.65	90.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	7	115.0	120.0	122.5	122.5	7	217.5
8	Gino Soupprayen	Mauritius	A	55.90	95.0	100.0	100.0	95.0	8	105.0	110.0	115.0	110.0	11	205.0
9	Salim Balinnya	Uganda	A	55.10	85.0	90.0	90.0	85.0	9	110.0	115.0	117.5	117.5	8	202.5
10	Obrie Nondo	Zambia	A	55.45	80.0	80.0	85.0	85.0	11	105.0	110.0	115.0	115.0	9	200.0
11	Jeffrey Robby	Papua New Guinea	A	55.45	85.0	85.0	90.0	85.0	10	110.0	110.0	115.0	110.0	10	195.0