With this victory, Naim Süleymanoğlu became the first weightlifter in history to win three consecutive Olympic titles.
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.
{{flagIOCathlete|Marius Cihărean|ROU|1996 Summer}}| B | 63.90 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 155.0 | 285.0 | | 19 | {{flagIOCathlete|Lucian Maxinianu|ROU|1996 Summer}} | B | 63.74 | 130.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 130.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 155.0 | 285.0 |
| 20 | {{flagIOCathlete|Gustavo Majauskas|ARG|1996 Summer}} | C | 63.99 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 285.0 |
| 21 | {{flagIOCathlete|Wojciech Natusiewicz|POL|1996 Summer}} | B | 63.62 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 125.0 | 122.5 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 160.0 | 282.5 |
| 22 | {{flagIOCathlete|Vernon Patao|USA|1996 Summer}} | C | 64.00 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 122.5 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 282.5 |
| 23 | {{flagIOCathlete|Oleg Yem|KAZ|1996 Summer}} | C | 63.59 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 150.0 | 280.0 |
| 24 | {{flagIOCathlete|Azzedine Basbas|ALG|1996 Summer}} | B | 63.76 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 120.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 280.0 |
| 25 | {{flagIOCathlete|Samson N'Dicka-Matam|CMR|1996 Summer}} | B | 63.95 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 125.0 | 155.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 155.0 | 280.0 |
| 26 | {{flagIOCathlete|Roger Berrio|COL|1996 Summer}} | C | 63.63 | 120.0 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 277.5 |
| 27 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alexi Batista|PAN|1996 Summer}} | B | 63.87 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 130.0 | 122.5 | 150.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 150.0 | 272.5 |
| 28 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jean Lavertue|CAN|1996 Summer}} | C | 63.92 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 152.5 | 145.0 | 270.0 |
| 29 | {{flagIOCathlete|Fouad Bouzenada|ALG|1996 Summer}} | C | 63.98 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 115.0 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 267.5 |
| 30 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alfonso Grullart|DOM|1996 Summer}} | C | 63.79 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 152.5 | 145.0 | 260.0 |
| 31 | {{flagIOCathlete|Francisco Cáceres|ESA|1996 Summer}} | C | 64.00 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 115.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 145.0 | 260.0 |
| 32 | {{flagIOCathlete|Thanh Nguyen|USA|1996 Summer}} | C | 63.93 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 112.5 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 145.0 | 257.5 |
| 33 | {{flagIOCathlete|Sandeep Kumar|IND|1996 Summer}} | C | 63.57 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 110.0 | 135.0 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 142.5 | 252.5 |
| 34 | {{flagIOCathlete|Miodrag Kovačić|YUG|1996 Summer}} | C | 63.90 | 102.5 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 110.0 | 130.0 | 137.5 | 140.0 | 137.5 | 247.5 |
| {{flagIOCathlete|Tony Analau|SOL|1996 Summer}} | C | 61.87 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| {{flagIOCathlete|Wang Guohua|CHN|1996 Summer}} | A | 63.45 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |