Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 56 kg explained

Event:	Weightlifting – Men's 56 kg
Games:	2018
Venue:	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre
Dates:	5 April 2018
Competitors:	12
Nations:	12
Gold:	Azroy Hazalwafie
Goldcga:	MAS
Silver:	Gururaja
Silvercga:	IND
Bronze:	Chaturanga Lakmal
Bronzecga:	SRI
Win Value:	261
Win Label:	Winning total weight
Prev:	2014
Next:	2022

The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games took place at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on 5 April 2018. The weightlifter from Malaysia won the gold, with a combined lift of 261 kg.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Snatch		139 kg		21 November 2015
	Clean & Jerk		171 kg		21 November 2015
	Total		307 kg		7 August 2016
Commonwealth record	Snatch		121 kg		27 April 2008
	Clean & Jerk		147 kg		17 January 2001
	Total		265 kg		10 August 2008
Games record	Snatch		116 kg		4 October 2010
	Clean & Jerk		145 kg		30 July 2002
	Total		260 kg		30 July 2002

The following records were established during the competition:

Snatch	117 kg		GR
Total	261 kg		GR

Schedule

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

Results

Rank	Athlete	Body weight (kg)	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
	1		2	3	width=55	Result	1	2	3	width=55		Result
		55.88	114	117	119	117 GR	135	138	144	144	261 GR
		55.94	107	111	111	111	138	138	138	138	249
		55.97	110	114	117	114	131	134	134	134	248
4		55.85	104	108	110	104	135	140	145	135	239
5		55.87	95	100	104	100	125	130	134	130	230
6		55.81	101	101	104	101	126	130	130	126	227
7		55.94	88	91	93	91	108	113	114	114	205
8		55.21	78	83	85	85	100	106	110	110	195
9		55.75	75	80	85	80	95	106	116	106	186
10		55.54	67	67	67	67	86	91	95	91	158
11		55.00	60	64	68	68	80	86	90	86	154
12		55.63	56	60	62	62	72	76	80	76	138

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weightlifting - Daily Schedule . 3 April 2018 . Gold Coast 2018.
2. https://results.gc2018.com/en/weightlifting/initial-records.htm Records