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 Vinci United States (USA) |
Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union (URS) |
Mahmoud Namjoo Iran (IRI) |
Featherweight 56–60 kg |
Isaac Berger United States (USA) |
Yevgeni Minaev Soviet Union (URS) |
Marian Zieliński Poland (POL) |
Lightweight 60–67.5 kg |
Igor Rybak Soviet Union (URS) |
Ravil Khabutdinov Soviet Union (URS) |
Kim Chang-Hee South Korea (KOR) |
Middleweight 67.5–75 kg |
Fedor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union (URS) |
Peter George United States (USA) |
Ermanno Pignatti Italy (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 Debuf France (FRA) |
Heavyweight +90 kg |
Paul Anderson United States (USA) |
Humberto Selvetti Argentina (ARG) |
Alberto Pigaiani Italy (ITA) |
[edit] Medal table
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 |
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
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