Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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The weightlifting competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bantamweight –56 kg |
 Charles VinciUnited States (USA) |
 Vladimir StogovSoviet Union (URS) |
 Mahmoud NamdjouIran (IRI) |
| Featherweight 56–60 kg |
Isaac Berger United States (USA) |
Yevgeni Minaev Soviet Union (URS) |
 Marian ZielinskiPoland (POL) |
| Lightweight 60–67.5 kg |
Igor Rybak Soviet Union (URS) |
Ravil Khabutdinov Soviet Union (URS) |
 Kim Chang-HeeSouth Korea (KOR) |
| Middleweight 67.5–75 kg |
Fedor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union (URS) |
Peter George United States (USA) |
 Ermanno PignattiItaly (ITA) |
| Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg |
Tommy Kono United States (USA) |
Vasili Stepanov Soviet Union (URS) |
James George United States (USA) |
| Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg |
Arkadi Vorobyev Soviet Union (URS) |
David Sheppard United States (USA) |
 Jean DebufFrance (FRA) |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Paul Anderson United States (USA) |
 Humberto SelvettiArgentina (ARG) |
Alberto Pigaiani Italy (ITA) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) |
3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iran (IRI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Korea (KOR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Reference
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
| Events at the 1956 Summer Olympics (Melbourne/Stockholm) |
|---|
| Athletics • Australian football (demonstration) • Baseball (demonstration) • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in weightlifting |
