2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg
# 2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg

The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The men's competition in the bantamweight (56 kg) division was staged on 4 November 2001.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Snatch | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 137.5 kg | William Vargas (CUB) | 127.5 kg | Wang Shin-yuan (TPE) | 122.5 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 162.5 kg | Wang Shin-yuan (TPE) | 157.5 kg | Sergio Álvarez (CUB) | 150.0 kg |
| Total | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 300.0 kg | Wang Shin-yuan (TPE) | 280.0 kg | William Vargas (CUB) | 277.5 kg |

## Records

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

| World Record | Snatch | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 138.0 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 168.0 kg | Trenčín, Slovakia | 24 April 2001 |
| World Record | Total | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 305.0 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total |
| | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 55.96 | 132.5 | 138.5 | — | | 162.5 | 168.5 | 168.5 | | 300.0 |
| | Wang Shin-yuan (TPE) | 55.38 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | | 152.5 | 157.5 | 162.5 | | 280.0 |
| | William Vargas (CUB) | 55.98 | 122.5 | 125.0 | 127.5 | | 155.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 4 | 277.5 |
| 4 | Sedat Artuç (TUR) | 55.72 | 120.0 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 4 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 5 | 270.0 |
| 5 | Sergio Álvarez (CUB) | 55.84 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 7 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | | 267.5 |
| 6 | Vitali Dzerbianiou (BLR) | 55.86 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 6 | 140.0 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 6 | 267.5 |
| 7 | László Tancsics (HUN) | 55.48 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 122.5 | 5 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 147.5 | 7 | 265.0 |
| 8 | Diego Salazar (COL) | 55.76 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 8 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 10 | 255.0 |
| 9 | Víctor Castellano (VEN) | 55.82 | 110.0 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 10 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 9 | 252.5 |
| 10 | Thandava Murthy Muthu (IND) | 55.76 | 100.0 | 107.5 | 110.0 | 9 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 11 | 245.0 |
| 11 | Alejandro Romo (MEX) | 55.82 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 12 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 132.5 | 12 | 230.0 |
| 12 | Mohammed Abdul-Monem (IRQ) | 55.92 | 102.5 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 11 | 110.0 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 13 | 230.0 |
| 13 | Agshin Mirzayev (AZE) | 55.82 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 100.0 | 13 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 125.0 | 14 | 217.5 |
| — | Wang Yingtong (CHN) | 55.78 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | — | 142.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 8 | — |

## New records

| Snatch | 138.5 kg | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | WR |
| - | - | - | - |
