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Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.[1]
| Weightlifting at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Royal Exhibition Building |
| Dates | 23–26 November 1956 |
| Competitors | 105 from 34 nations |
Medal summary
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | Charles Vinci United States | Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran |
| Featherweight | Isaac Berger United States | Yevgeni Minaev Soviet Union | Marian Zieliński Poland |
| Lightweight | Igor Rybak Soviet Union | Ravil Khabutdinov Soviet Union | Kim Chang-Hee South Korea |
| Middleweight | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union | Pete George United States | Ermanno Pignatti Italy |
| Light-heavyweight | Tommy Kono United States | Vasili Stepanov Soviet Union | James George United States |
| Middle-heavyweight | Arkadi Vorobyev Soviet Union | David Sheppard United States | Jean Debuf France |
| Heavyweight | Paul Anderson United States | Humberto Selvetti Argentina | Alberto Pigaiani Italy |
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 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References
- ^ . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 December 2006.