Weightlifting at the 2013 Mediterranean Games – Men's 56 kg explained

The men's 56 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey, was held on June 21 at the Erdemli Sports Hall. Two sets of medals were divided, for snatch and clean & jerk competitions.

Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted. This weightlifting event was the lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass.

Schedule

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3).

Results

6 athletes from five countries took part.[1] [2]

Snatch

RankNameGroupB.weight (kg)Snatch (kg)
A55.40 115
A55.50 108
A55.82 107
4 A56.00 103
5 A55.80 102
6 A55.95 94

Clean & Jerk

RankNameGroupB.weight (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)
A55.40 142
A55.50 139
A55.80 132
4 A56.00 115
A55.82
A55.95

Notes and References

  1. http://info.mersin2013.gov.tr/pdf/WL/WLM056A01..C51.ENG.1.0.pdf Men's 56 kg Group A start list
  2. http://info.mersin2013.gov.tr/disiplineResults_WL.aspx?match_code=WLM056A01 Men's 56 kg Group A results