Charles Vinci

Charles Vinci
Charles Vinci at first place
Personal information
Nickname(s) Mighty Mite
Born (1933-02-28)February 28, 1933
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died June 13, 2018(2018-06-13) (aged 85)
Elyria, Ohio, U.S.
Height 4 ft 11 1⁄2 in (151 cm)[1]
Weight 123 lb (56 kg)[1]
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne Bantamweight
1960 Rome Bantamweight
World Championships
1955 Munich Bantamweight
1958 Stockholm Bantamweight
Pan American Games
1955 Mexico City Bantamweight
1959 Chicago Bantamweight

Charles Thomas Vinci Jr. (February 28, 1933 – June 13, 2018) was an American weightlifter and Olympic champion.[2] Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Charles Vinci was the United States Senior National Champion from 1954 to 1956 and from 1958 to 1961. He received silver medals in the 1955 and 1958 world championships. He won gold medals at the 1955 and 1959 Pan American games. He won a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne,[3] with a world-record three-lift (snatch, clean and jerk, overhead press) total of 342.5 kilograms (755.1 lb).[4] He won gold again at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[5]

During his career Vinci set 12 world records in the bantamweight class, between 1955 and 1960. He held records in snatch, in clean and jerk and in press, as well as in total (3).

References

  1. 1 2 "Chuck Vinci". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ↑ http://fox8.com/2018/06/13/clevelander-olympian-chuck-vinci-passes-away-at-85/
  3. ↑ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Weightlifting" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 20, 2008)
  4. ↑ "Charles T. Vinci". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Weightlifting" Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine. – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 20, 2008)


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