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Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg

Men's 56 kg
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue ExCeL London
Date 29 July
Competitors 18 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Om Yun-chol  North Korea
2nd, silver medalist(s) Wu Jingbiao  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Valentin Hristov  Azerbaijan
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1st, gold medalist(s) Om Yun-chol  North Korea
2nd, silver medalist(s) Wu Jingbiao  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Valentin Hristov  Azerbaijan

The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, took place at ExCeL London on 29 July.

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 British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.


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