2012 Summer Olympics / Weightlifting - Bantamweight (Men)

sport	Weightlifting
competition	Class up to 56 kg
gender	Men
place	ExCeL Exhibition Center , London
Attendees	18 athletes from 15 countries
date	July 29, 2012
Medals	Om Yun-chol ( PRK ) Wu Jingbiao ( CHN ) vacant

The weightlifting of the men in the class up to 56 kg (bantamweight) at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London took place on July 29, 2012 at the ExCeL Exhibition Center . 18 athletes from 15 countries competed.

The competition consisted of two parts: tearing (Snatch) and pushing (Clean and Jerk) . The participants started in two groups in the snatch, in which they had three attempts. Whoever remained without a valid attempt was eliminated. Each starter again had three attempts in pushing. The athlete with the highest aggregate weight won. In the event of a tie, lower body weight was decisive.

Title holder

World Champion	Tear	Wu Jingbiao	133 kg	World Cup 2011 in Paris
	Bump	Wu Jingbiao	159 kg	World Cup 2011 in Paris
	Duel	Wu Jingbiao	292 kg	World Cup 2011 in Paris
Olympic champion	Duel	Long Qingquan	292 kg	Beijing 2008

Records

Existing records

World record	Tear	Halil Mutlu	138 kg	Antalya , Turkey	November 4, 2001
	Bump	Halil Mutlu	168 kg	Trenčín , Slovakia	April 24, 2001
	Duel	Halil Mutlu	305 kg	Sydney , Australia	September 16, 2000
Olympic record	Tear	Halil Mutlu	137 kg	Sydney , Australia	September 16, 2000
	Bump	Halil Mutlu	167 kg	Sydney , Australia	September 16, 2000
	Duel	Halil Mutlu	305 kg	Sydney , Australia	September 16, 2000

New records

Olympic record	Bump	Om Yun-chol	168 kg	London , UK	July 29, 2012

Time schedule

• Group A: July 29, 2012, 10:00 a.m.
• Group B: July 29, 2012, 7:00 p.m.

Bottom line

rank	country	athlete	Size	Kgw.	Tear (kg)				Push (kg)				Duel
					1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
01	PRK	Om Yun-chol	B.	55.76	120	125	125	125	160	165	168	168 ( OR )	293
02	CHN	Wu Jingbiao	A.	55.91	130	130	133	133	156	156	161	156	289
03		vacant
04th	VIE	Trần Lê Quốc Toàn	A.	55.84	125	125	125	125	155	159	162	159	284
05	INA	Jadi Setiadi	B.	55.48	121	125	127	127	150	150	156	150	277
06th	MEX	José Montes	A.	55.80	112	116	116	112	150	157	160	157	269
07th	COL	Sergio Rada	A.	55.89	118	118	121	118	148	151	155	151	269
08th	COL	Carlos Berna	A.	55.55	115	115	118	118	150	153	153	150	268
09	ROME	Florin Croitoru	A.	55.90	121	125	125	121	145	145	147	147	268
10	PRK	Sin Chol-bom	B.	55.72	110	110	113	113	145	150	150	145	258
11	CUB	Yasmani Romero	B.	55.95	112	112	116	112	142	146	146	146	258
12	BEL	Tom Goegebuer	B.	55.88	111	115	117	115	132	137	138	132	247
13	FIJ	Manueli Tulo	B.	55.77	100	105	110	105	128	132	132	128	233
14th	ITA	Mirco Scarantino	B.	55.42	97	97	97	97	123	128	132	128	225
-	CUB	Sergio Álvarez Boulet	A.	55.96	117	121	125	121	150	150	150	-	DNF
-	KGZ	Beksat Osmonalyev	A.	55.93	120	125	127	127	147	147	147	-	DNF
-	UZB	Ruslan Makarov	A.	55.96	117	117	119	117	145	145	145	-	DNF
-	TO DO	Khalil El-Maaoui	A.	55.39	127	130	132	132	-	-	-	-	DNF
3	AZE	Valentin Xristov	A.	55.84	123	127	130	127	154	158	159	159	DSQ

• Winner Om Yun-chol (PRK) won North Korea's first Olympic victory in this weight class.
• The Tunisian Khalil El-Maaoui , lying in second position after the snatch, did not start the push .
• The original third-placed Valentin Xristov had won the first medal for Azerbaijan in this weight class, but this was in March 2019 because of a doping offense disallowed . The medal has not yet been re-awarded.

Web links

• Official results , International Weightlifting Federation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012. International Olympic Committee , March 29, 2019, accessed April 18, 2019 .