Weightlifting at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 56 kg

Men's 56 kg at the 1998 Asian Games
Venue	Thunder Dome
Date	7 December 1998
Competitors	15 from 14 nations
Medalists
Lan Shizhang    China   Wang Shin-yuan    Chinese Taipei   Mehdi Panzvan    Iran

Weightlifting at the 1998 Asian Games
	Men	Women
		48 kg
	62 kg	53 kg
	69 kg	58 kg
	77 kg	63 kg
	85 kg	69 kg
	94 kg	75 kg
	105 kg	+75 kg
	+105 kg

The men's 56 kilograms event at the 1998 Asian Games took place on 7 December 1998 at Thunder Dome, Maung Thong Thani Sports Complex.

The weightlifter from China won the gold, with a combined lift of 275 kg.

Legend

• NM — No mark

Rank	Athlete	Body weight	Snatch	Cl&Jerk	Total (kg)
	Lan Shizhang (CHN)	55.75	120.0	155.0	275.0
	Wang Shin-yuan (TPE)	55.05	115.0	152.5	267.5
	Mehdi Panzvan (IRI)	55.75	122.5	145.0	267.5
4	Kim Chol-min (PRK)	55.70	120.0	145.0	265.0
5	Yang Chin-yi (TPE)	55.15	110.0	140.0	250.0
6	Toshiyuki Notomi (JPN)	55.35	107.5	137.5	245.0
7	Karitha Pandian Arumugam (IND)	55.90	107.5	137.5	245.0
8	Antonio Agustin (PHI)	55.60	102.5	135.0	237.5
9	Viktor Yansky (UZB)	55.75	105.0	132.5	237.5
10	Matin Guntali (MAS)	55.75	102.5	132.5	235.0
11	Ümürbek Bazarbaýew (TKM)	55.70	105.0	127.5	232.5
12	Rakesh Ranjeet (NEP)	55.35	90.0	122.5	212.5
—	Muhammad Ishtiaq Ghafoor (PAK)	53.50	95.0	—	NM
—	Apisit Rittideach (THA)	55.20	—	—	NM
DQ	Ayed Khawaldeh (JOR)	55.85	107.5	—	NM

• Ayed Khawaldeh of Jordan originally finished with no mark, but was disqualified after he tested positive for triamterene.

• Results

• Weightlifting Database