The men's competition in the bantamweight (56 kg) division was staged on September 17–18, 2007.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|
| 17 September 2007 | 12:00 | Group C |
| 20:00 | Group B |
| 18 September 2007 | 17:00 | Group A |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|
| Snatch | Li Zheng (CHN) | 130 kg | Cha Kum-chol (PRK) | 128 kg | Hoàng Anh Tuấn (VIE) | 127 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Sergio Álvarez (CUB) | 156 kg | Cha Kum-chol (PRK) | 155 kg | Eko Yuli Irawan (INA) | 154 kg |
| Total | Cha Kum-chol (PRK) | 283 kg | Li Zheng (CHN) | 283 kg | Eko Yuli Irawan (INA) | 278 kg |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.
| World Record | Snatch | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 138 kg | Antalya, Turkey | 4 November 2001 |
| Clean & Jerk | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 168 kg | Trenčín, Slovakia | 24 April 2001 |
| Total | Halil Mutlu (TUR) | 305 kg | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 2000 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Group | Body weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank |
|---|
| 01 ! | Cha Kum-chol (PRK) | A | 55.64 | 125 | 128 | 130 | 02 ! | 150 | 155 | 157 | 02 ! | 283 |
| 02 ! | Li Zheng (CHN) | A | 55.69 | 125 | 128 | 130 | 01 ! | 153 | 153 | 153 | 4 | 283 |
| 03 ! | Eko Yuli Irawan (INA) | A | 55.84 | 124 | 124 | 127 | 5 | 154 | 156 | 156 | 03 ! | 278 |
| 4 | Sergio Álvarez (CUB) | A | 55.90 | 118 | 124 | 124 | 9 | 150 | 156 | 156 | 01 ! | 274 |
| 5 | Ri Kyong-sok (PRK) | A | 55.86 | 115 | 120 | 122 | 6 | 150 | 150 | 157 | 5 | 272 |
| 6 | Igor Bour (MDA) | A | 55.67 | 110 | 118 | 121 | 8 | 149 | 153 | 153 | 6 | 267 |
| 7 | Vitali Dzerbianiou (BLR) | A | 55.88 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 4 | 142 | 142 | 146 | 11 | 267 |
| 8 | Wu Meijin (CHN) | A | 55.53 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 7 | 145 | 150 | — | 7 | 265 |
| 9 | Sedat Artuç (TUR) | A | 55.59 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 10 | 135 | 135 | 140 | 12 | 255 |
| 10 | Pongsak Maneetong (THA) | A | 55.54 | 106 | 111 | 112 | 14 | 137 | 142 | 142 | 9 | 253 |
| 11 | Arthouros Akritidis (GRE) | B | 55.42 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 16 | 135 | 142 | 144 | 8 | 252 |
| 12 | Igor Grabucea (MDA) | B | 55.68 | 110 | 114 | 116 | 12 | 130 | 135 | 138 | 15 | 252 |
| 13 | Nelson Castro (COL) | B | 55.61 | 107 | 110 | 112 | 17 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 13 | 250 |
| 14 | Yasunobu Sekikawa (JPN) | B | 55.67 | 107 | 110 | 112 | 13 | 135 | 138 | 140 | 14 | 250 |
| 15 | Phaisan Hansawong (THA) | B | 55.85 | 105 | 105 | 111 | 21 | 135 | 140 | 142 | 10 | 247 |
| 16 | Oliver Marchán (VEN) | B | 55.97 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 18 | 132 | 141 | 141 | 18 | 242 |
| 17 | Meng Wenjun (MAC) | C | 54.87 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 15 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 20 | 240 |
| 18 | Marvin López (ESA) | C | 55.92 | 105 | 109 | 109 | 23 | 135 | 135 | 138 | 16 | 240 |
| 19 | Róbert Ádám (HUN) | C | 55.78 | 98 | 102 | 102 | 24 | 125 | 130 | 133 | 17 | 235 |
| 20 | Vito Dellino (ITA) | C | 55.83 | 100 | 105 | 108 | 20 | 130 | 130 | 135 | 22 | 235 |
| 21 | Sultan Moldodosov (KGZ) | C | 55.89 | 105 | 108 | 109 | 22 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 23 | 235 |
| 22 | Zviadi Samukashvili (GEO) | C | 55.30 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 25 | 130 | 135 | 135 | 21 | 230 |
| 23 | Tsai Sheng-fen (TPE) | C | 55.90 | 93 | 98 | 98 | 28 | 123 | 128 | 131 | 19 | 224 |
| 24 | Massimiliano Rubino (ITA) | C | 55.69 | 95 | 95 | 98 | 27 | 115 | 120 | 125 | 24 | 215 |
| — | Hoàng Anh Tuấn (VIE) | A | 55.90 | 124 | 127 | 129 | 03 ! | 154 | 154 | 154 | — | — |
| — | Manuel Minginfel (FSM) | A | 55.75 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 11 | 140 | 140 | 140 | — | — |
| — | Masaharu Yamada (JPN) | B | 55.65 | 103 | 105 | 107 | 19 | 143 | 143 | 143 | — | — |
| — | Matin Guntali (MAS) | C | 55.73 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 26 | 130 | 132 | 135 | — | — |
| — | Omarguly Handurdiyev (TKM) | C | 55.68 | 95 | 95 | 95 | — | 115 | 120 | 120 | 25 | — |