Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg
| Men's 56 kg at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall | ||||||||||||
| Date | 15 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
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Halil Mutlu |
 Turkey
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Wu Meijin |
 China
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Sedat Artuç |
Turkey
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The men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece took place at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall on August 15.
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 Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
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