1956 Summer Olympics / Weightlifting - Bantamweight (up to 56 kg)

sport	Weightlifting
competition	Bantam weight (up to 56 kg)
gender	Men
place	Royal Exhibition Building , Melbourne
Attendees	16 athletes from 13 nations
date	November 23, 1956
Medals	Charles Vinci ( USA ) Wladimir Stogow ( URS ) Mahmoud Namdjou ( IRN )

At the 1956 Olympics in Australian city Melbourne was on 23 November at the Royal Exhibition Building , the weight lifting in the bantamweight held for men.

The American Charles Vinci won it ahead of the Soviet Russian Vladimir Stogow and the Iranian Mahmoud Namdjou .

The athletes competed against each other in the so-called three-way battle. In addition to the usual disciplines of tearing and pushing, this also included pushing. The lifter had to transfer the weight first and then bring it to the high stretch without using the legs.
According to the competition regulations of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), the body weight of any bantamweight boxer could not be more than 56 kg.

Participating Nations

A total of 16 athletes from the following 13 nations took part.

Australia (1)  Burma (1)  British Guiana (1)  Taiwan (1)  India (1)  Iran (1)  Japan (2)

South Korea (2)  Pakistan (1)  Philippines (1)  Soviet Union (1)  South African Union (2)  United States (1)

Result

Six records were set during the competition: The winner Charles Vinci set a new world record with 342.5 kg (total) and 105.0 kg in snatch. The runner-up Vladimir Stogow also managed 105.0 kg in the snatch, who also set a new Olympic record with 105.0 kg in the push. The Korean Yu In-Ho set a new Olympic record in pushing at 135.0 kg.

Note: KG = body weight; V1 / 2/3 = trial 1/2/3; World record / Olympic record    

rank	Surname	nation	KG [kg]	total [kg]	Pressure [kg]			Tearing [kg]			Pushing [kg]
					V1	V2	V3	V1	V2	V3	V1	V2	V3
	Charles Vinci		56.0	342.5	100.0	105.0	105.0	100.0	105.0	107.5	127.5	132.5	135.0
	Vladimir Stogov		56.0	337.5	100.0	105.0	107.5	97.5	102.5	105.0	127.5	132.5	132.5
	Mahmoud Namdjou		56.0	332.5	95.0	100.0	105.0	95.0	100.0	102.5	125.0	130.0	130.0
4th	Yu In-Ho		55.7	320.0	82.5	87.5	90.0	90.0	95.0	95.0	130.0	135.0	140.0
5	Kim Hae-Nam		55.7	307.5	85.0	90.0	90.0	95.0	100.0	100.0	120.0	125.0	127.5
6th	Yoshio Nanbu		55.6	305.0	82.5	82.5	87.5	90.0	95.0	97.5	115.0	120.0	125.0
7th	Reg Gaffley		56.0	305.0	85.0	92.5	97.5	85.0	90.0	92.5	110.0	117.5	122.5
8th	Yukio Furuyama		55.8	302.5	85.0	90.0	92.5	87.5	92.5	92.5	115.0	120.0	125.0
9	Song Re-Nado		55.1	287.5	85.0	85.0	90.0	77.5	82.5	85.0	105.0	112.5	117.5
10	Gaston Gaffney		55.7	285.0	82.5	87.5	92.5	80.0	85.0	87.5	112.5	117.5	117.5
11	Aw Chu Kee		56.0	275.0	85.0	85.0	85.0	80.0	85.0	85.0	110.0	110.0	115.0
12	Valli Asari Mookan		55.0	272.5	72.5	80.0	82.5	75.0	80.0	85.0	107.5	112.5	112.5
13	Michael Swain		55.5	272.5	75.0	80.0	82.5	82.5	87.5	87.5	110.0	115.0	115.0
13	Charles Henderson		55.5	272.5	72.5	77.5	77.5	85.0	90.0	90.0	105.0	110.0	115.0
-	Habib Rahman		55.7	177.5	75.0	80.0	82.5	72.5	72.5	75.0	90.0	95.0	97.5
-	Pedro Landero		55.7	0.0	95.0	95.0	95.0

Web links

• Results at www.olympic.org ( English )
• Report and results at www.sports-reference.com (English)