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![]() | Vladimir Stogov![]() | Mahmoud Namjoo![]() |
Featherweight | Isaac Berger![]() | Yevgeni Minaev![]() | Marian Zieliński![]() |
Lightweight | Igor Rybak![]() | Ravil Khabutdinov![]() | Kim Chang-Hee![]() |
Middleweight | Fyodor Bogdanovsky![]() | Pete George![]() | Ermanno Pignatti![]() |
Light-heavyweight | Tommy Kono![]() | Vasili Stepanov![]() | James George![]() |
Middle-heavyweight | Arkadi Vorobyev![]() | David Sheppard![]() | Jean Debuf![]() |
Heavyweight | Paul Anderson![]() | Humberto Selvetti![]() | Alberto Pigaiani![]() |
Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 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.