Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg
| Men's 56 kg at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
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| Venue | Convention and Exhibition Centre | ||||||||||||
| Date | 16 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
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Halil Mutlu |
 Turkey
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Wu Wenxiong |
 China
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Zhang Xiangxiang |
China
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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.
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.
All times are Australian Eastern Time (UTC+10:00)
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
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