Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
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Venue | Royal Exhibition Building |
Dates | 23–26 November 1956 |
Competitors | 105 from 34 nations |
The weightlifting competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.[1]
Medal summary[edit]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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[edit]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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[edit]
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
Sources[edit]
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 December 2006.