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Summer Olympics · Weightlifting · men’s · 1952–2016
Men’s 56 kg
Held at 10 Games, 1952–2016. Most golds: China (3). Most medals: Long Qingquan (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games101952–2016
Medals30
Delegations12on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Long Qingquan China | Om Yun-Chol North Korea | Sinphet Kruaithong Thailand |
| 2012 London | Om Yun-chol North Korea | Wu Jingbiao China | Trần Lê Quốc Toàn Vietnam |
| 2008 Beijing | Long Qingquan China | Hoàng Anh Tuấn Vietnam | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia |
| 1988 Seoul | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union | He Yingqiang China | Liu Shoubin China |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Wu Shude China | Lai Runming China | Masahiro Kotaka Japan |
| 1980 Moscow | Daniel Núñez Cuba | Yurik Sarkisyan Soviet Union | Tadeusz Dembończyk Poland |
| 1972 Munich | Imre Földi Hungary | Mohammad Nassiri Iran | Gennadi Chetin Soviet Union |
| 1968 Mexico City | Mohammad Nassiri Iran | Imre Földi Hungary | Henryk Trębicki Poland |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Charles Vinci United States | Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran |
| 1952 Helsinki | Ivan Udodov Soviet Union | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran | Ali Mirzaei Iran |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Iran | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Long Qingquan | 2 | 2 |
| Mohammad Nassiri | 1 | 2 |
| Imre Földi | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan Udodov | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Vinci | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Núñez | 1 | 1 |
| Wu Shude | 1 | 1 |
| Oksen Mirzoyan | 1 | 1 |
| Om Yun-chol | 1 | 1 |
| Mahmoud Namjoo | 0 | 2 |
| Ali Mirzaei | 0 | 1 |
| Vladimir Stogov | 0 | 1 |