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.
Medal summary
Event | 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
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 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
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