Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg

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Men's 56 kg
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue Royal Exhibition Building
Date23 November 1956
Competitors16 from 13 nations
Winning total342.5 kg WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Charles Vinci US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Vladimir Stogov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Mahmoud Namjoo State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
  1952
1960  

The men's 56 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 23 November at the Royal Exhibition Building. [1] It was the third appearance of the bantamweight class. [2]

Each weightlifter had three attempts at each of the three lifts. The best score for each lift was summed to give a total. The weightlifter could increase the weight between attempts (minimum of 5 kg between first and second attempts, 2.5 kg between second and third attempts) but could not decrease weight. If two or more weightlifters finished with the same total, the competitors' body weights were used as the tie-breaker (lighter athlete wins). [1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record PressFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Stogov  (URS)107.5 kg1956
SnatchFlag of the United States.svg  Charles Vinci  (USA)102.5 kg Munich, West Germany 12 October 1955
Clean & JerkFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Ching Kai  (CHN)133 kg1956
TotalFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Stogov  (URS)335 kg Munich, West Germany 12 October 1955
Olympic record PressFlag of the United States.svg  Joseph De Pietro  (USA)105 kg London, United Kingdom 9 August 1948
SnatchFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ivan Udodov  (URS)97.5 kg Helsinki, Finland 25 July 1952
Clean & JerkFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ivan Udodov  (URS)127.5 kg Helsinki, Finland 25 July 1952
TotalFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ivan Udodov  (URS)315 kg Helsinki, Finland 25 July 1952

Results

RankAthleteNationBody
weight
Press (kg)Snatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total
123Result123Result123Result
Gold medal icon.svg Charles Vinci US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 56.00100105105105 = OR 100105107.5105 OR 127.5132.5135132.5342.5 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Vladimir Stogov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 56.00100105107.5105 = OR 97.5102.5105105 OR 127.5132.5132.5127.5337.5
Bronze medal icon.svg Mahmoud Namjoo State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran 56.009510010510095100102.5102.5125130130130332.5
4 Yu In-ho Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 55.7082.587.5909090959595130135140135 WR 320
5 Kim Hae-nam Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 55.70859090859510010095120125127.5127.5307.5
6 Yoshio Nanbu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 55.6082.582.587.587.5909597.597.5115120125120305
7 Reg Gaffley Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 56.008592.597.597.5859092.590110117.5122.5117.5305
8 Yukio Furuyama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 55.80859092.59087.592.592.587.5115120125125302.5
9 Song Re-nado Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 55.1085 85908577.582.58585105112.5117.5117.5287.5
10 Gaston Gaffney Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 55.7082.587.592.587.5808587.585112.5117.5117.5112.5285
11 Aw Chu Kee Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma 56.008585858580858580110110115110275
12 Valli Asari Mookan Flag of India.svg  India 55.0072.58082.58075808580107.5112.5112.5112.5272.5
13 Charles Henderson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 55.5072.577.577.572.585909085105110115115272.5
13 Michael Swain Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg  Guyana 55.50758082.58082.587.587.582.5110115115110272.5
15 Habib Rahman Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 55.70758082.58072.572.575909597.597.5177.5
16 Pedro Landero Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 55.70959595Retired

As weigh-in time approached, Vinci was one and a half pounds overweight. After an hour of running and sweating he was still seven ounces over the limit with 15 minutes to go. Fortunately, a severe last-minute haircut did the trick, and Vinci went on to win the gold medal. [3]

New records

Press105 kgUS flag 48 stars.svg  Charles Vinci  (USA)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Stogov  (URS)
= OR
Snatch105 kgUS flag 48 stars.svg  Charles Vinci  (USA)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Stogov  (URS)
OR
Clean & Jerk135 kgFlag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Yu In-ho  (KOR) OR
Total342.5 kgUS flag 48 stars.svg  Charles Vinci  (USA) WR

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References

  1. 1 2 Official Report, p. 634.
  2. "Weightlifting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 628. ISBN   0140066322.