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Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg

The men's 60 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 23 November at the Royal Exhibition Building.[1] It was the eighth appearance of the featherweight class, and the third time the weight class featured weightlifters between 56 and 60 kg (prior appearances had featherweight as the lightest weight class before a 56 kg weight class was added in 1948).[2]

Men's 60 kg
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueRoyal Exhibition Building
Date23 November 1956
Competitors21 from 19 nations
Winning total352.5 kg WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Isaac Berger  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yevgeny Minayev  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marian Zieliński  Poland
← 1952
1960 →

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

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

World record Press   Yevgeny Minayev (URS) 114 kg 1956
Snatch   Rafael Chimishkyan (URS) 110 kg Munich, West Germany 12 October 1955
Clean & Jerk   Rafael Chimishkyan (URS) 143 kg Vienna, Austria 7 October 1954
Total   Rafael Chimishkyan (URS)
  Ivan Udodov (URS) 		350 kg Vienna, Austria 7 October 1954
Olympic record Press   Rodrigo Del Rosario (PHI) 105 kg Helsinki, Finland 25 July 1952
Snatch   Mahmoud Fayad (EGY)
  Rafael Chimishkyan (URS)
  Nikolay Saksonov (URS) 		105 kg London, United Kingdom
Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki, Finland 		9 August 1948
25 July 1952
25 July 1952
Clean & Jerk   Mahmoud Fayad (EGY)
  Rafael Chimishkyan (URS) 		135 kg London, United Kingdom
Helsinki, Finland 		9 August 1948
25 July 1952
Total   Rafael Chimishkyan (URS) 337.5 kg Helsinki, Finland 25 July 1952

Results

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Rank Athlete Nation Body
weight 		Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
  Isaac Berger   United States 59.30 102.5 107.5 107.5 107.5 100 105 107.5 107.5 OR 132.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 OR 352.5 WR
  Yevgeny Minayev   Soviet Union 59.80 107.5 112.5 115 115 WR 100 105 105 100 127.5 132.5 135 127.5 342.5
  Marian Zieliński   Poland 59.90 100 100 105 105 97.5 102.5 105 102.5 127.5 132.5 132.5 127.5 335
4 Rodney Wilkes   Trinidad and Tobago 60.00 95 100 102.5 100 95 100 105 105 125 132.5 135 125 330
5 Hiroyoshi Shiratori   Japan 59.80 97.5 102.5 102.5 97.5 95 100 102.5 100 122.5 127.5 127.5 127.5 325
6 Georg Miske   United Team of Germany 59.90 95 100 102.5 100 90 95 97.5 95 120 125 125 125 320
7 Tan Ser Cher   Singapore 59.10 87.5 92.5 95 92.5 85 90 92.5 92.5 125 130 130 130 315
8 Lee Gyeong-seop   South Korea 59.90 90 95 95 90 95 95 102.5 95 117.5 127.5 132.5 127.5 312.5
9 Jules Sylvain   Canada 59.70 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 90 95 95 95 115 122.5 122.5 122.5 310
10 Takahiro Yamaguchi   Japan 60.00 87.5 92.5 95 92.5 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 125 130 130 125 310
11 Julian Creus   Great Britain 60.00 85 90 92.5 90 95 100 100 95 117.5 122.5 122.5 122.5 307.5
11 Maurice Megennis   Great Britain 60.00 87.5 92.5 95 92.5 87.5 92.5 95 92.5 117.5 122.5 127.5 122.5 307.5
13 Hussain Zarrini   Iran 60.00 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 115 120 125 120 305
14 Tun Maung Kywe   Burma 58.20 85 90 92.5 90 85 90 92.5 92.5 115 115 115 115 297.5
15 Liem Kim Leng   Indonesia 59.00 87.5 92.5 92.5 87.5 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 292.5
16 Keith Caple   Australia 59.60 82.5 87.5 92.5 87.5 82.5 87.5 90 90 110 115 115 110 287.5
17 Koh Eng Tong   Malaya 59.60 82.5 87.5 90 90 82.5 82.5 87.5 82.5 107.5 112.5 117.5 112.5 285
18 Muhammad Bashir   Pakistan 59.60 72.5 77.5 77.5 72.5 72.5 72.5 77.5 77.5 97.5 102.5 102.5 97.5 247.5
19 Sebastiano Mannironi   Italy 59.30 95 100 100 100 100 105 – 100 Retired 200
20 Rodrigo del Rosario   Philippines 59.80 102.5 107.5 107.5 102.5 87.5 87.5 87.5 87.5 117.5 117.5 117.5 – 190
21 Lim Jose-ning   Republic of China 59.60 87.5 95 95 87.5 87.5 92.5 92.5 – Retired 87.5

New records

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Press 115 kg   Yevgeny Minayev (URS) WR
Snatch 107.5 kg   Isaac Berger (USA) OR
Clean & Jerk 137.5 kg   Isaac Berger (USA) OR
Total 352.5 kg   Isaac Berger (USA) WR

References

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  1. ^ a b Official Report, p. 636.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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