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] 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.