Date 16 September | Competitors 22 from 19 nations | |
Location Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, City of Sydney, Australia Venue Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre | ||
The men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 16.
Contents
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.
Schedule
All times are Australian Eastern Time (UTC+10:00)
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Results
References
Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA