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

Men's 56 kg at the 2002 Asian Games
Venue	Pukyong National University Gymnasium
Date	1 October 2002
Competitors	15 from 12 nations
Medalists
Wu Meijin    China   Wang Shin-yuan    Chinese Taipei   Yang Chin-yi    Chinese Taipei

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2002 Asian Games

The men's 56 kilograms event at the 2002 Asian Games took place on October 1, 2002 at Pukyong National University Gymnasium.

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date	Time	Event
Tuesday, 1 October 2002	18:00	Group A

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian 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
Asian Record	Snatch	Lan Shizhang (CHN)	130.0 kg	Szekszárd, Hungary	9 May 1998
	Clean & Jerk	Lan Shizhang (CHN)	165.5 kg	Szekszárd, Hungary	9 May 1998
	Total	Lan Shizhang (CHN)	295.0 kg	Szekszárd, Hungary	9 May 1998
Games Record	Snatch	Mehdi Panzvan (IRI)	122.5 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	7 December 1998
	Clean & Jerk	Lan Shizhang (CHN)	155.0 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	7 December 1998
	Total	Lan Shizhang (CHN)	275.0 kg	Bangkok, Thailand	7 December 1998

Results

Legend

• NM — No mark

Rank	Athlete	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
			1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	Wu Meijin (CHN)	55.35	122.5	127.5	130.0	130.0	157.5	160.0	162.5	162.5	292.5
	Wang Shin-yuan (TPE)	55.35	127.5	130.0	130.0	127.5	155.0	167.5	167.5	155.0	282.5
	Yang Chin-yi (TPE)	55.35	120.0	120.0	125.0	125.0	150.0	160.0	160.0	150.0	275.0
4	Jadi Setiadi (INA)	54.75	115.0	115.0	120.0	120.0	145.0	150.0	150.0	150.0	270.0
5	Kim Sae-hyuk (KOR)	54.90	117.5	122.5	122.5	117.5	147.5	147.5	155.0	147.5	265.0
6	Pak Un-chol (PRK)	55.75	115.0	120.0	120.0	115.0	142.5	147.5	150.0	147.5	262.5
7	Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (MAS)	55.95	115.0	117.5	120.0	117.5	142.5	147.5	147.5	142.5	260.0
8	Masaharu Yamada (JPN)	55.70	102.5	107.5	107.5	102.5	135.0	140.0	145.0	140.0	242.5
9	Thandava Murthy Muthu (IND)	55.90	105.0	105.0	107.5	107.5	125.0	130.0	135.0	130.0	237.5
10	Rakesh Ranjeet (NEP)	55.40	92.5	95.0	97.5	95.0	120.0	120.0	127.5	120.0	215.0
11	Zaki Abdallah (LIB)	55.95	90.0	95.0	100.0	95.0	120.0	130.0	130.0	120.0	215.0
12	Khazai Al-Shameri (KUW)	55.35	80.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	100.0	105.0	105.0	100.0	190.0
13	Martinho de Araújo (TMP)	55.20	65.0	67.5	67.5	67.5	90.0	95.0	100.0	90.0	157.5
—	Yasuji Kikuzuma (JPN)	55.65	105.0	110.0	110.0	110.0	145.0	145.0	145.0	—	NM
—	Wu Wenxiong (CHN)	55.55	125.0	125.0	125.0	—	—	—	—	—	NM

New records

The following records were established during the competition.

Snatch	125.0	Yang Chin-yi (TPE)	GR
	127.5	Wang Shin-yuan (TPE)	GR
	130.0	Wu Meijin (CHN)	GR
Clean & Jerk	157.5	Wu Meijin (CHN)	GR
	160.0	Wu Meijin (CHN)	GR
	162.5	Wu Meijin (CHN)	GR
Total	282.5	Wang Shin-yuan (TPE)	GR
	287.5	Wu Meijin (CHN)	GR
	290.0	Wu Meijin (CHN)	GR
	292.5	Wu Meijin (CHN)	GR

References

• 2002 Asian Games Official Report, Page 750
• Weightlifting Database
• Men's results