The Men's 56 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 7 August at the Pavilion 2 of Riocentro.

[1] The medals were presented by Chang Ung, IOC member, North Korea and Salvatore Coffa, Vice President of International Weightlifting Federation.

All times are Time in Brazil (UTC-03:00) Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.