The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games took place at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on 5 April 2018.

The weightlifter from Malaysia won the gold, with a combined lift of 261 kg.

[1] Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:[2] The following records were established during the competition: All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)