The Men's 56 kg weightlifting competition took place on 4 October. The weightlifter from Malaysia won the gold, with a combined lift of 257 kg.[1]
Athletes edit
13 lifters were selected for the games.[1]
| Athlete | Year of birth | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daniel Darko (GHA) |
1986 |
| 2 |  Sukhen Dey (IND) |
1989 |
| 3 | V. S. Rao (IND) |
1981 |
| 4 |  Amirul Ibrahim (MAS) |
1981 |
| 5 | Mohd Ismail (MAS) |
1988 |
| 6 |  Marc Coret (MRI) |
1989 |
| 7 |  Elson Brechtefeld (NRU) |
1994 |
| 8 |  Lou Guinares (NZL) |
1990 |
| 9 |  Abdullah Ghafoor (PAK) |
1986 |
| 10 |  Morea Baru (PNG) |
1990 |
| 11 |  Kamal Bandara (SRI) |
1985 |
| 12 | Sangeth Wijesooriya (SRI) |
1984 |
| 13 |  Ismail Katamba (UGA) |
1987 |
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Country | B.weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Amirul Ibrahim | Malaysia |
55.39 | 116 | 141 | 257 |
 |
Sukhen Dey | India |
55.57 | 112 | 140 | 252 |
 |
V. S. Rao | India |
55.66 | 107 | 141 | 248 |
| 4 | Abdullah Ghafoor | Pakistan |
55.57 | 104 | 133 | 237 |
| 5 | Kamal Bandara | Sri Lanka |
55.68 | 103 | 130 | 233 |
| 6 | Sangeth Wijesooriya | Sri Lanka |
55.29 | 98 | 120 | 218 |
| 7 | Lou Guinares | New Zealand |
55.46 | 94 | 124 | 218 |
| 8 | Marc Coret | Mauritius |
55.23 | 90 | 120 | 210 |
| 9 | Elson Brechtefeld | Nauru |
55.57 | 92 | 115 | 207 |
| 10 | Morea Baru | Papua New Guinea |
55.36 | 90 | 115 | 205 |
| - | Mohd Ismail | Malaysia |
55.56 | 109 | - | DNF |
| - | Ismail Katamba | Uganda |
55.83 | 90 | - | DNF |