2002 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg
# 2002 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg

The 2002 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from 19 November to 26 November. The men's 56 kilograms division was staged on 19 November 2002.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| 19 November 2002 | 14:00 | Group B |
| 19 November 2002 | 20:00 | Group A |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Snatch | Wu Meijin (CHN) | 127.5 kg | Yang Chin-yi (TPE) | 125.0 kg | Adrian Jigău (ROM) | 125.0 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Wu Meijin (CHN) | 160.0 kg | Wang Shin-yuan (TPE) | 152.5 kg | Yang Chin-yi (TPE) | 152.5 kg |
| Total | Wu Meijin (CHN) | 287.5 kg | Yang Chin-yi (TPE) | 277.5 kg | Adrian Jigău (ROM) | 277.5 kg |

## Records

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

| World Record | Snatch | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 138.5 kg | Antalya, Turkey | 4 November 2001 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Group | 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 | Group | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total |
| | Wu Meijin (CHN) | A | 55.50 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | | 287.5 |
| | Yang Chin-yi (TPE) | A | 55.60 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | | 152.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | | 277.5 |
| | Adrian Jigău (ROM) | A | 55.70 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | | 145.0 | 150.0 | 152.5 | 4 | 277.5 |
| 4 | Wang Shin-yuan (TPE) | A | 55.45 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 122.5 | 6 | 145.0 | 152.5 | 157.5 | | 272.5 |
| 5 | László Tancsics (HUN) | A | 55.25 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 5 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 5 | 265.0 |
| 6 | Éric Bonnel (FRA) | A | 55.85 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 7 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 6 | 250.0 |
| 7 | Theocharis Chatzidis (GRE) | B | 55.85 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 107.5 | 8 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 7 | 242.5 |
| 8 | Yasunobu Sekikawa (JPN) | A | 55.70 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 9 | 120.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 9 | 225.0 |
| 9 | Iván Hernández (ESP) | B | 55.05 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 11 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 122.5 | 8 | 217.5 |
| — | Sanjar Kadyrbergenow (TKM) | B | 55.55 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 10 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | — | — |
| — | Vitali Dzerbianiou (BLR) | A | 55.80 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 4 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | — | — |
