Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 56 kg explained

Event:	Weightlifting – Men's 56 kg
Games:	2006
Venue:	Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Dates:	16 March 2006
Competitors:	16
Nations:	12
Gold:	Mohamed Faizal Baharom
Goldcga:	MAS
Silver:	Vicky Batta
Silvercga:	IND
Bronze:	Matin Guntali
Bronzecga:	MAS
Win Value:	255
Win Label:	Winning total weight
Prev:	2002
Next:	2010

The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 16 March 2006. The weightlifter from Malaysia won the gold, lifting a total weight of 255 kg.^[1]

Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim was the defending champion, but was unable to defend the title due to a two-year doping ban.^[2]

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Records

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

World record	Snatch		138 kg		4 November 2001
	Clean & Jerk		168 kg		24 April 2001
	Total		305 kg		16 September 2000
Commonwealth record	Snatch
	Clean & Jerk		147 kg		17 January 2001
	Total
Games record	Snatch		115 kg		30 July 2002
	Clean & Jerk		145 kg		30 July 2002
	Total		260 kg		30 July 2002

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
					1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
			A	55.53	110	110	115	115	135	140	146	140	255
			A	55.94	110	114	114	114	131	136	136	131	245
			A	55.49	102	105	107	107	131	138	138	131	238
			A	55.69	101	105	105	105	130	130	136	130	235
			A	55.61	102	105	106	106	125	132	132	125	231
			A	55.78	96	101	103	96	120	126	–	126	222
			A	55.76	95	100	100	95	120	125	127	125	220
			A	55.86	90	93	93	93	120	125	125	125	218
			A	55.89	98	98	103	98	115	120	123	120	218
10			A	55.34	90	95	95	95	115	120	123	120	215
11			A	55.86	90	95	100	95	110	115	117	117	212
12			A	55.41	90	95	95	90	120	125	125	120	210
13			A	55.50	80	85	90	85	105	110	110	110	195
14			A	55.43	75	80	85	80	100	105	108	100	180
15			A	55.16	60	60	75	75	80	95	95	80	155
			A	55.85	95	102	102	95	120	125	135

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weightlifting Men's 56 kg - Result . 27 May 2020 . m2006.thecgf.com.
2. Web site: Malaysian weightlifter fails drug test. 24 June 2005 . 28 May 2020 . en.people.cn.