These are the results of the men's 59 kg competition in
weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics in
Atlanta
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. A total of 20 athletes competed in the event.
Results
Each weightlifter had three attempts for both the
snatch and
clean and jerk
The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without rest ...
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 China won the gold, with a combined lift of 307.5 kg.
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