Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 54 kg

These are the results of the men's 54 kg competition in weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total number of 21 athletes competed in this event.^[1]

Men's 54 kg at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue	Georgia World Congress Center
Date	20 July 1996
Competitors	22 from 19 nations
Winning total	287.5 kg
Medalists
Halil Mutlu  Turkey Zhang Xiangsen  China Sevdalin Minchev  Bulgaria
← 1992

Results

Each weightlifter had three attempts for both the snatch and clean and jerk lifting methods. The total of the best successful lift of each method was used to determine the final rankings and medal winners. The weightlifter from Turkey won the gold, with a combined lift of 287.5 kg.

Rank	Athlete	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
				1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	Halil Mutlu (TUR)	A	53.91	125.0	130.0	132.5	132.5	152.5	152.5	155.0	155.0	287.5
	Zhang Xiangsen (CHN)	A	53.39	122.5	127.5	130.0	130.0	150.0	155.0	157.5	150.0	280.0
	Sevdalin Minchev (BUL)	A	54.00	117.5	122.5	125.0	125.0	147.5	152.5	157.5	152.5	277.5
4	Lan Shizhang (CHN)	A	53.61	120.0	125.0	127.5	125.0	150.0	157.5	162.5	150.0	275.0
5	Traian Cihărean (ROU)	A	53.90	115.0	120.0	122.5	120.0	140.0	145.0	152.5	145.0	265.0
6	Ivan Ivanov (BUL)	A	53.90	112.5	112.5	112.5	112.5	145.0	145.0	155.0	145.0	257.5
7	Ko Kwang-ku (KOR)	A	53.89	115.0	120.0	120.0	115.0	140.0	145.0	145.0	140.0	255.0
8	Juan Fernández (COL)	B	53.94	105.0	110.0	112.5	110.0	135.0	140.0	145.0	145.0	255.0
9	Wang Shin-yuan (TPE)	B	53.56	105.0	110.0	110.0	105.0	135.0	140.0	145.0	145.0	250.0
10	Toshiyuki Notomi (JPN)	A	53.60	105.0	110.0	110.0	110.0	135.0	140.0	140.0	140.0	250.0
11	Eric Bonnel (FRA)	B	53.68	105.0	110.0	115.0	115.0	135.0	140.0	140.0	135.0	250.0
12	Hari Setiawan (INA)	B	53.90	105.0	105.0	110.0	105.0	145.0	145.0	152.5	145.0	250.0
13	Marek Gorzelniak (POL)	A	53.85	102.5	107.5	110.0	107.5	137.5	142.5	142.5	137.5	245.0
14	Viktor Yansky (UZB)	B	53.94	102.5	107.5	107.5	107.5	132.5	135.0	140.0	135.0	242.5
15	Giovanni Scarantino (ITA)	B	53.89	105.0	110.0	110.0	110.0	125.0	130.0	132.5	130.0	240.0
16	Nelson Castro (COL)	B	53.05	97.5	102.5	105.0	105.0	125.0	130.0	135.0	130.0	235.0
17	Johnny Nguyen (AUS)	B	54.00	100.0	100.0	105.0	100.0	127.5	132.5	135.0	132.5	232.5
18	Badathala Adisekhar (IND)	B	53.93	100.0	105.0	107.5	105.0	125.0	130.0	130.0	125.0	230.0
19	Vladimirs Morozovs (LAT)	B	53.81	97.5	97.5	100.0	100.0	117.5	122.5	125.0	122.5	222.5
20	Luis Medrano (GUA)	B	53.41	100.0	102.5	102.5	100.0	120.0	120.0	125.0	120.0	220.0
21	Gino Soupprayen Padiatty (MRI)	B	53.43	90.0	95.0	97.5	95.0	105.0	105.0	112.5	105.0	200.0
	Tibor Karczag (HUN)	B	53.96	107.5	107.5	107.5	–	–	–	–	–	–