Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| Weightlifting at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| 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
| 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 | |
Participating nations
- Argentina (2)
- Australia (7)
- Austria (2)
- Belgium (1)
- Brazil (2)
- Bulgaria (2)
- Burma (3)
- Canada (3)
- Republic of China (3)
- Colombia (2)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Finland (1)
- France (3)
- United Team of Germany (2)
- Great Britain (5)
- Guyana (2)
- India (3)
- Indonesia (1)
- Iran (7)
- Italy (4)
- Japan (5)
- South Korea (6)
- Malaya (3)
- Mexico (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Pakistan (3)
- Philippines (2)
- Poland (5)
- Singapore (3)
- South Africa (3)
- Soviet Union (7)
- Sweden (1)
- Trinidad and Tobago (2)
- United States (7)
References
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". 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.