Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight –56 kg |
 Charles VinciUnited States (USA) |
 Yoshinobu MiyakeJapan (JPN) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Esmaeil ElmkhahIran (IRI) |
| Featherweight 56–60 kg |
.svg.png){kind=small} Yevgeni MinaevSoviet Union (URS) |
Isaac Berger United States (USA) |
 Sebastiano MannironiItaly (ITA) |
| Lightweight 60–67.5 kg |
Viktor Bushuev Soviet Union (URS) |
 Tan Howe LiangSingapore (SIN) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Abdul Wahid AzizIraq (IRQ) |
| Middleweight 67.5–75 kg |
Aleksandr Kurynov Soviet Union (URS) |
Tommy Kono United States (USA) |
 Győző VeresHungary (HUN) |
| Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg |
 Ireneusz PalińskiPoland (POL) |
Jim George United States (USA) |
Jan Bochenek Poland (POL) |
| Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg |
Arkadi Vorobyev Soviet Union (URS) |
Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union (URS) |
 Louis MartinGreat Britain (GBR) |
| Heavyweight +90 kg |
Yury Vlasov Soviet Union (URS) |
James Bradford United States (USA) |
Norbert Schemansky United States (USA) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
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