Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg explained

Event:	Men's 56 kg
Games:	2012 Summer
Venue:	ExCeL London
Date:	29 July
Competitors:	18
Nations:	15
Gold:	Om Yun-chol
Goldnoc:	PRK
Silver:	Wu Jingbiao
Silvernoc:	CHN
Bronze:	Trần Lê Quốc Toàn
Bronzenoc:	VIE
Prev:	2008
Next:	2016

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Men's 56 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held in ExCeL London on 29 July.^[1]

Summary

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.^[2]

On 22 December 2018, it was announced that Azerbaijan's Valentin Hristov, London 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.^[3] In March 2019, Hristov was disqualified after the re-analysis of his samples were positive for oralturinabol.^[4] Medals were reallocated.^[5]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time

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29 July 2012	10:00	Group B
	19:00	Group A

Results

Rank	Athlete	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
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		B	55.76	120	125	125	125	160	165	168	168	293
		A	55.91	130	130	133	133	156	156	161	156	289
		A	55.84	125	125	125	125	155	159	162	159	284
4		B	55.48	121	125	127	127	150	150	156	150	277
5		A	55.80	112	116	116	112	150	157	160	157	269
6		A	55.89	118	118	121	118	148	151	155	151	269
7		A	55.55	115	115	118	118	150	153	153	150	268
8		B	55.72	110	110	113	113	145	150	150	145	258
9		B	55.95	112	112	116	112	142	146	146	146	258
10		B	55.88	111	115	117	115	132	137	138	132	247
11		B	55.77	100	105	110	105	128	132	132	128	233
12		B	55.42	97	97	97	97	123	128	132	128	225
—		A	55.96	117	121	125	121	150	150	150	—	—
—		A	55.93	120	125	127	127	147	147	147	—	—
—		A	55.96	117	117	119	117	145	145	145	—	—
—		A	55.39	127	130	132	132	—	—	—	—	—
DQ		A	55.84	123	127	130	127	154	158	159	159	286
DQ		A	55.90	121	125	125	121	145	145	147	147	268

New records

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Clean & Jerk

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168 kg

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References

• Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weightlifting – Schedule & Results. london2012.com. 14 August 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204182815/www.london2012.com/weightlifting/schedule-and-results/. dead.
2. Web site: Format competition – Weightlifting. london2012.com. 14 August 2012. 1 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120801003355/http://www.london2012.com/weightlifting/event/women-48kg/competition-format/index.html. dead.
3. News: PUBLIC DISCLOSURE - IWF. IWF. 22 December 2018.
4. https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/IOC/Who-We-Are/Commissions/Disciplinary-Commission/2019/ITA-LD-LRTII-2718219-Decision-Disciplinary-Commission.pdf IOC DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION DECISION REGARDING VALENTIN HRISTOV
5. https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-executive-board-approves-medal-reallocations-from-olympic-games-london-2012 IOC Executive Board approves medal reallocations from Olympic Games London 2012